Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home
1610 Evangeline Highway, Jennings, LA 70546 · Jeffrson Davis County · (337) 824-2829
8 certified beds, about 6 residents a day · Government - State · Medicare since 2004
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 195608 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 16, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Louisiana average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 3 health citations since July 2024 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 11.68 hours per resident per day, against 3.76 across Louisiana and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 3.24 of those hours.
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.
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 3 health citations on file.
June 16, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
June 17, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- F Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to electronically submit accurate payroll information for direct care staffing as required. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 2 (#11 and #14) of the 2 (#11 and #14) residents residing in the facility.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interview, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection prevention and control program by failing to ensure staff utilized appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for a resident on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) while administering medication and bolus tube feeding for 1 (#14) out of 1 (#14) resident sampled for tube feeding.
July 24, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to maintain a clean, comfortable, and homelike environment by failing to ensure clean bed linen was provided to 1 (#1) out of 1 (#1) residents investigated for environment. The sample resident size was 9.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | 11.68 | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 3.24 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 9.40 | 3.21 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.07 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 6.37 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 47.6% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 41.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
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 12.62 on weekdays and 9.40 on weekends, 26% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 7.33 in April to June 2025 to 11.68 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 | 11.68 | 3.24 | 12.62 | 9.40 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 6 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 11.54 | 3.27 | 12.20 | 9.88 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 8 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 11.77 | 2.48 | 12.35 | 10.27 | 0.0% | 1 of 92 | 8 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 7.33 | 1.63 | 7.62 | 6.61 | 0.0% | 3 of 91 | 13 |
| 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.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Louisiana
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $14.67 | $13.97 to $16.87 | 20,690 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $27.63 | $23.87 to $29.43 | 17,600 |
| Registered nurses | $38.57 | $33.19 to $45.00 | 48,970 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
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 | 29.2 | 17.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA VETERANS HOME.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of La, Dept of Veterans Affairs | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 11/15/2004 | |
| Price, Darla | Corporate director | Individual | 04/26/2022 | |
| Ieyoub, Susan | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/17/2025 | |
| State of La, Dept of Veterans Affairs | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/08/2025 | |
| Ieyoub, Susan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/17/2025 | |
| Price, Darla | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/08/2025 |
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.
- Who is the administrator and director of nursing, and how long have they been in the job?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 17, 2025: "Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 17, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 24, 2024: "Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely."
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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 Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 16, 2026. The Louisiana average is 6.4.
- Has Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home?
- CMS lists 6 owners and managers. Legal business name: SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA VETERANS HOME.
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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