Golden Age of Welsh, LLC
410 South Simmons Street, Welsh, LA 70591 · Jeffrson Davis County · (337) 734-2555
114 certified beds, about 95 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 2001
Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
2 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 195522 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 30, 2025, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Louisiana average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).
Of 16 health citations since June 2023, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $43,368 in the last three years; the largest was $43,368, and the latest is dated July 17, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.61 hours per resident per day, against 3.76 across Louisiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.27 of those hours.
44.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
306/23
211/23
707/24
407/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 16 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
1G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
14D
1E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
July 30, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 4 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and policy and procedure reviews, the facility failed to: 1. Maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen to prevent cross contamination and the likelihood of foodborne illnesses;2. Store food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety; and3. Wear an appropriate hair restraint. This had the potential to effect the 85 residents who ate meals prepared from the facility's kitchen in a census of 86 residents.
- D Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure individual financial records were provided to the resident through quarterly statements for 1 (Resident #67) out of 2 (Resident #4 and Resident #67) residents investigated for personal funds.
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide care and services that met professional standards of quality by failing to ensure medications were administered in the appropriate time frame for 1 (#22) resident out of a final sample of 44 residents.
- D Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the accurate administering of a medication for 1 (#17) out of 4 (#17, #38, #68, #71) residents observed during the administration of medications.
July 17, 2024Standard inspection · 7 citations
- G Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, interviews and policy review, the facility failed to ensure pain management was provided to resident who required such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the resident's goals and preferences for 1 (#16) out of 5 (#15, #16, #22, #40, and #44) sampled residents receiving pain medication. The facility failed to: 1. provide pain medication upon complaints of pain nor offer non-pharmacologic interventions; and 2. follow up with the physician and/or pharmacy after the physician reported he was sending a pain medication order to the pharmacy. This deficient practice resulted in actual harm for Resident #16 beginning on 07/14/2024 at 10:02 a.m. when the resident reported she was in pain was not provided any medication nor offered non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief. [...]
- D Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, policy review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure resident rights by not acting promptly upon resident grievances received during monthly resident council meetings and failed to demonstrate the facility's response for such grievances.
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the assessment accurately reflected the resident's status by failing to accurately code the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for medications received for 1 (#44) of 38 residents reviewed in the initial pool.
- D Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to refer a resident with a diagnosed mental disorder to the appropriate state-designated authority for Level II PASARR (Preadmission Screening and Resident Review) evaluation and determination for 1 ( #10) of 4 (#10, #54, #63, #61) residents investigated for PASARR in a final sample of 38 residents.
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive resident centered care plan for 1 (#33) out of 38 final sampled residents by failing to update the care plan to reflect the resident's code status.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews the facility failed to properly store respiratory equipment for 2 (#18 and #75) out of 2 (#18 and #75) residents investigated for respiratory care.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review and policy review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe and sanitary environment to help prevent the development and transmission of infection. The facility failed to ensure S8CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) and S9CNA wore proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) while proving care for 1 (#33) out of 2 (#29 and #33) sampled residents reviewed for peg tube care.
November 7, 2023Complaint inspection · 2 citations
- D Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide annual nurse aide training of abuse, neglect and exploitation for 1 (S2ACNA) (Agency Certified Nursing Assistant) out of 1 (S2ACNA) Agency CNA personnel record reviewed.
- D Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide nurse aide training of at least 12 hours a year for 1 (S2ACNA) (Agency Certified Nursing Assistant) out of 4 (S2ACNA, S3CNA [Certified Nursing Assistant], S4CNA, S5CNA) CNAs whose personnel records were reviewed.
June 7, 2023Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to accurately code the resident's Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for use of anticoagulants for 1 (#45) of 32 sampled residents whose records were reviewed. The deficient practice has the potential to affect a facility census of 89 residents.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide respiratory care consistent with professional standards for 1 (#10) of 32 sampled residents. This deficient practice was evident when facility staff failed to ensure respiratory equipment was properly stored for Resident #10. The deficient practice has the potential to affect 13 residents receiving respiratory treatment out of a total census of 89 residents.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain proper labeling and storage of all medications as evidenced by loose unlabeled pills found in a drawer in 1 (Medication Cart B) of 2 medication carts (B and C) reviewed. This had the potential to affect a census of 89 residents.
Fire safety inspections
7 fire safety citations on file: 1 on July 17, 2024, 6 on June 7, 2023.
Every fire safety citation7 citations
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Meet other general requirements.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2024 | Fine | $43,368 |
| July 17, 2024 | Payment Denial | 22 days from August 9, 2024 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.61 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.16 | 3.21 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.31 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 44.0% | 47.6% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 66.7% | 41.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.40 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.79 on weekdays and 3.16 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 5.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.06 in April to June 2025 to 3.61 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.61 | 0.27 | 3.79 | 3.16 | 5.1% | 0 of 90 | 95 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.79 | 0.29 | 3.98 | 3.31 | 0.8% | 0 of 92 | 92 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.99 | 0.34 | 4.21 | 3.43 | 2.0% | 0 of 92 | 88 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.06 | 0.31 | 4.26 | 3.57 | 2.9% | 0 of 91 | 85 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Louisiana, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.64 | 0.26 | 3.86 | 3.10 | 3.6% | 0.9% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.7 | 17.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.4 | 22.7 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 38.0 | 28.0 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.5 | 14.8 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: GOLDEN AGE OF WELSH, L.L.C..
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joubert Management, L.L.C. | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 04/01/2004 | |
| Joubert, James | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 07/01/2004 | |
| Joubert, James | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 49% | 04/01/2004 |
| Joubert, Kimberly | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 49% | 04/01/2004 |
| LP Finco Stabilized, LLC | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 07/20/2018 | |
| Joubert, James | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 07/01/2004 | |
| Sockrider, Boyd | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 11/04/2019 | |
| Joubert, James | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2015 | |
| Oak Haven Management L.L.C. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/20/2018 | |
| Joubert, James | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/20/2018 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on July 30, 2025: "Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on July 17, 2024: "Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 30, 2025: "Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 30, 2025: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.21.
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
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Louisiana contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Louisiana. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section, Nursing Facilities, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Louisiana Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs, (866) 632-0922. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
Common questions
- What is Golden Age of Welsh, LLC's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Golden Age of Welsh, LLC 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Golden Age of Welsh, LLC get at its last inspection?
- 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 30, 2025. The Louisiana average is 6.4.
- Has Golden Age of Welsh, LLC been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $43,368 in the last three years.
- Does Golden Age of Welsh, LLC accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Golden Age of Welsh, LLC?
- CMS lists 10 owners and managers. Legal business name: GOLDEN AGE OF WELSH, L.L.C..
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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