2550 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103 · Caddo County · (318) 212-4000
24 certified beds · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 2006
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 195622 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 12, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Louisiana average is 6.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 2 health citations since May 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
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.
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 2 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews and interviews the facility failed to maintain, store, prepare, distribute, and serve food under sanitary conditions. The facility failed to accurately monitor the refrigerator and freezer temperatures and failed to accurately maintain the dishwasher machine temperature. This had the potential to affect 18 residents who were served trays out of the kitchen according to the Dietary Manager.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to implement the care plan for 1 (#1) out of 3 (#1, #2, #3) residents reviewed for falls. The facility failed to use a gait belt for Resident #1 during ambulation.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | not reported | 3.76 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | not reported | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | not reported | 3.21 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | not reported | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | not reported | ||
| 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 note on this home's staffing data: This facility did not submit staffing data.
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 July to September 2025, nursing staff hours per resident were 9.84 on weekdays and 7.58 on weekends, 23% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 16% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 1.4% of nursing hours, against 5.5% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 7.63 in April to June 2025 to 9.21 in July to September 2025.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 9.21 | 2.48 | 9.84 | 7.58 | 1.4% | 0 of 85 | 13 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 7.63 | 2.17 | 8.05 | 6.51 | 1.5% | 0 of 91 | 16 |
| United States, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.77 | 0.62 | 3.95 | 3.33 | 5.5% | 0.6% of days | |
| Louisiana, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.71 | 0.26 | 3.93 | 3.16 | 3.5% | 1.4% 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
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. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| 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.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 33.8 | 28.0 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 6.9 | 14.8 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Willis-Knighton Extended Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (70.4% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
70.4% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Louisiana: 16 better, 33 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 136 eligible stays.
12.1% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Louisiana: 0 better, 3 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 143 eligible stays.
6.3% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Louisiana: 1 better, 7 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 68 eligible stays.
16.4% this home
Median of homes: Louisiana50.0% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 61 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Louisiana1.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 75 residents counted.
6.7% this home
Median of homes: Louisiana2.8% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 75 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Louisiana100.0% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 4 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC..
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook, Michael | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 08/01/2014 | |
| Elrod, Margaret | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/01/2016 | |
| Faris, Danielle | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Fielder, Jerry | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 11/28/2017 | |
| Gavin, Peggy | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 01/01/2016 | |
| Ward, Mary Jane | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 08/01/2014 | |
| Blanchard, Pierre | Corporate director | Individual | 11/01/1983 | |
| Bryson, Eugene | Corporate director | Individual | 05/27/2014 | |
| Elrod, James | Corporate director | Individual | 08/01/1981 | |
| Faris, Danielle | Corporate director | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Hughes, Frank | Corporate director | Individual | 05/01/1996 | |
| Lasseigne, Raymond | Corporate director | Individual | 06/28/2021 | |
| Sale, Richard | Corporate director | Individual | 01/28/2014 | |
| Simpkins, Elaine | Corporate director | Individual | 06/02/2015 | |
| Cobb, Jason | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2013 | |
| Crawford, Brian | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/09/2019 | |
| Elrod, Margaret | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2016 | |
| Fielder, Jerry | Corporate officer | Individual | 11/28/2017 | |
| Gavin, Peggy | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2016 | |
| Olds, Deborah | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/21/2023 | |
| Pugh, Lamar | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/14/2021 | |
| Ward, Mary Jane | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/01/2014 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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