Nursing home
Jeff Davis Living Center
1338 North Cutting Avenue, Jennings, LA 70546 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 120 certified beds
Jeff Davis Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jennings, Louisiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.99 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 29, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Jeff Davis Living 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) | 2.99 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.75 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.6% | 48.0% | 46.4% | below 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.
What inspectors found at Jeff Davis Living 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
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 29, 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 · Apr 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 29, 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 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Jul 20, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2023 - 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 · Feb 7, 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
- 1338 North Cutting Avenue
Jennings, LA 70546 - CMS certification #
- 195314
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 76.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-01-10
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Jeff Davis Living 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
...ing staff takes great pride in meeting the individual needs of each resident in a caring and emotionally supportive environment We maintain a full professional nursing staff 24-hours a day Our Registered Nurses provide the assessment and supervision necessary to ensure that each resident attains the highest level of ph...
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation is provided to the provider’s offices for referral appointments not provided in-house.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ochsner American Legion Hospital, Jennings. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, Jennings. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Jeff Davis Md Homecare, Jennings. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy # 0450. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70546 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Jennings, Jennings, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci - Jennings, Jennings, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70546.
Lamm Family Care Hospice, office in Crowley, 17.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Allegiance Healthcare, LLC, office in Eunice, 22.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 36.7 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Jeff Davis Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Jeff Davis Living 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 Jeff Davis Living Center staffed?
Jeff Davis Living Center reports 2.99 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Jeff Davis Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Jeff Davis Living Center have?
Jeff Davis Living Center is certified for 120 beds.