Nursing home
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche
1002 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux, LA 70301 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 72 certified beds
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Thibodaux, Louisiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.70 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Mar 11, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $24,501In 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 Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche 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) | 3.70 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.8% | 48.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $24,501, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Mar 11, 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 · Mar 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2024 · 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 · Oct 4, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2023
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2023 - 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 · Feb 16, 2023 - 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 · Feb 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 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
- 1002 Tiger Drive
Thibodaux, LA 70301 - CMS certification #
- 195449
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Avg residents/day
- 69.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-12-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2005
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 Aug 28, 2005 to Aug 28, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,531 owed to 27 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $5,049. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lafourche Home for the Aged and Infirm. Case 1490305.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux. 1.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Audubon Health and Rehab, Thibodaux. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Divinity Home Health Services, LLC, Thibodaux. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70301 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Thibodaux, Thibodaux, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fkc - North Thibodaux, Thibodaux, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Houma, Houma, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70301.
St Joseph Hospice, office in Thibodaux, 1.4 miles away, straight line
St Joseph Hospice Of Bayou Region, office in Thibodaux, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hope Healthcare & Hospice Bc, LLC, office in Houma, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- New Orleans Physician Services Inc, Kenner. 38.2 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective December 15, 1989), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche a good nursing home?
CMS gives Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche staffed?
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche reports 3.70 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche have?
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Lafourche is certified for 72 beds.