Nursing home
Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
101 Reeves Street, Bernice, LA 71222 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz (29 facilities) · 126 certified beds
Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bernice, Louisiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.07 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Mar 19, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $221,159In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 4.07 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.73 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.2% | 48.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $221,159, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jul 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Feb 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 101 Reeves Street
Bernice, LA 71222 - CMS certification #
- 195396
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 126
- Avg residents/day
- 79.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-01-01
- Chain
- Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz (29 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz
Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz operates 29 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 24, 2017 to Nov 22, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LL (Bernice Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC). Case 1896278.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Aug 22, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 21, 2021. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bernice Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC.
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
- Reeves Memorial Medical Center, Bernice. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Farmerville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Farmerville. 14.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lagniappe Homecare Northern Louisiana, Ruston. 17.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Brookshire's Pharmacy. 15.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71222 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Zz_Closed_Fmcna - Farmerville, Farmerville, 14.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71222.
Allegiance Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Ruston, 18.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Premier Hospice, office in Arcadia, 22.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC, Hope. 79.7 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | See above |
| 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 relatively 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 4.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 126 beds.