Nursing home
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center
323 Evergreen Hwy, Bunkie, LA 71322 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 92 certified beds
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bunkie, Louisiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 0.92 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Aug 12, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $16,267In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.92 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.86 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.0% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 5, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $16,267, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2023 - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2023 - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · May 23, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 323 Evergreen Hwy
Bunkie, LA 71322 - CMS certification #
- 195603
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 52.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2005-01-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2023, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom.
The facility is beautifully maintained - clean, neat, and thoughtfully designed with comfortable studio and one-bedroom options, a welcoming dayroom for games and socializing, a dedicated physical therapy room, and a pleasant patio and outdoor garden space that give residents room to breathe and enjoy the day.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 10, 2023: programmed (planned) inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 8, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bayou Vista Manor.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Bunkie General Hospital, Bunkie. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hessmer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hessmer. 7.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bunkie Homecare, Bunkie. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS pharmacy #5306. 13.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71322 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Bunkie, Bunkie, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Marksville, Marksville, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71322.
All Saints Hospice, office in Mansura, 12.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 51.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective November 6, 1979), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center staffed?
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center reports 0.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center have?
Bayou Vista Nursing and Rehab Center is certified for 92 beds.