Nursing home
Heritage Manor of Opelousas
7941 I-49 South Service Road, Opelousas, LA 70570 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Beebe Family (48 facilities) · 109 certified beds
Heritage Manor of Opelousas is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Opelousas, Louisiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Sep 24, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $66,824In 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 Heritage Manor of Opelousas 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) | 3.67 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.31 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.1% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $66,824, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Heritage Manor of Opelousas
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 24, 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 · Sep 24, 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 · Jul 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · 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 · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 28, 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
- 7941 I-49 South Service Road
Opelousas, LA 70570 - CMS certification #
- 195321
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 109
- Avg residents/day
- 109.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-02-01
- Chain
- The Beebe Family (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of The Beebe Family
The Beebe Family operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Beebe Family facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Opelousas General Health System, Opelousas. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Facility, Opelousas. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Opelousas. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Shute's Good Neighbor Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70570 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci - Opelousas, Opelousas, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Opelousas St. Landry, Opelousas, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Sunset, Sunset, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70570.
Louisiana Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Opelousas, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Allegiance Healthcare, LLC, office in Eunice, 19.9 miles away, straight line
Southern Grace Hospice, office in Breaux Bridge, 20.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 21.8 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Heritage Manor of Opelousas a good nursing home?
CMS gives Heritage Manor of Opelousas an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Heritage Manor of Opelousas staffed?
Heritage Manor of Opelousas reports 3.67 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Heritage Manor of Opelousas had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Heritage Manor of Opelousas have?
Heritage Manor of Opelousas is certified for 109 beds.