Nursing home
Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center
13938 Hwy 165, Kinder, LA 70648 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Rightcare Health Services (13 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kinder, Louisiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Aug 6, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $14,015In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Kinder Retirement 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) | 3.60 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.9% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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 August 6, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 28, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $14,015, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Kinder Retirement 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
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · 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 6, 2025 · 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 · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 6, 2025 · 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 · Mar 13, 2025 · 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 13, 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 · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 18, 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
- 13938 Hwy 165
Kinder, LA 70648 - CMS certification #
- 195493
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 73.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-08-11
- Chain
- Rightcare Health Services (13 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Rightcare Health Services
Rightcare Health Services operates 13 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Rightcare Health Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation 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.
24/7 Skilled Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We offer long term care as well as rehab to the home, recreational and leisure activities, hospice services, any time of day meal/snack menu, Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapies as well as religious services in our built in chapel.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Resident Transportation Van
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Allen Parish Hospital, Kinder. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St Frances NSG & Rehab Center, Oberlin. 9.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Allen Parish Home Health, Kinder. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Basile Family Pharmacy. 14.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70648 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70648.
Brighton Bridge, office in Oberlin, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 51.5 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Kinder, LA, risk to homes is greater than 78% of communities in Louisiana and 63% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center have?
Kinder Retirement and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 100 beds.