Nursing home
Kaplan Healthcare Center
1300 W. Eighth Street, Kaplan, LA 70548 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Nexion Health (52 facilities) · 113 certified beds
Kaplan Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kaplan, Louisiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Dec 3, 2025 cited 13 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $40,243In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kaplan Healthcare 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) | 3.32 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.81 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.1% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 13.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | above 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 December 3, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 26, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $40,243, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Kaplan Healthcare 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
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 3, 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 3, 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 · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 1, 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 · Oct 1, 2025 · 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
- 1300 W. Eighth Street
Kaplan, LA 70548 - CMS certification #
- 195315
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Avg residents/day
- 70.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-01-01
- Chain
- Nexion Health (52 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Nexion Health
Nexion Health operates 52 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Nexion Health facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kaplan Healthcare 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.
- Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
A big thank you to Bridgeway Hospice for donating birthday cake for our Birthday Bingo and to Gregg Meaux, District C School Board member, for stopping by to visit with our residents and for his generous donation!
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital, Kaplan. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Vermilion Health Care Center, Kaplan. 5.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Acadian Homecare / Abbeville, Abbeville. 10.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy #0528. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70548 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Veterans Memorial, Abbeville, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70548.
Lamm Family Care Hospice, office in Crowley, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Lafayette, 17.8 miles away, straight line
Community Hospice Of Lafayette, office in Lafayette, 18.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 21.1 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively high, 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kaplan Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kaplan Healthcare Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kaplan Healthcare Center staffed?
Kaplan Healthcare Center reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Kaplan Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 13 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kaplan Healthcare Center have?
Kaplan Healthcare Center is certified for 113 beds.