Nursing home
Matthews Memorial Health Care Center
5100 Jackson Street Ext., Alexandria, LA 71303 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Beebe Family (48 facilities) · 124 certified beds
Matthews Memorial Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Alexandria, Louisiana. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.02 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $36,140In 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 Matthews Memorial Health Care 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) | 4.02 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.65 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.8% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 $36,140, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Matthews Memorial Health Care 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 appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 4, 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 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 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 · Sep 29, 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 20, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 10, 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 · Sep 10, 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
- 5100 Jackson Street Ext.
Alexandria, LA 71303 - CMS certification #
- 195600
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 124
- Avg residents/day
- 79.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-10-01
- Chain
- The Beebe Family (48 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Beebe Family
The Beebe Family operates 48 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Beebe Family 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
- 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 Jun 5, 2005 to Jun 29, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $20,298 owed to 5 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Matthews Memorial Health Care Center (FMRM, LLC). Case 1499970.
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
- Rapides Regional Medical Center, Alexandria. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Legacy Nursing at St. Christina, Pineville. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lagniappe Homecare Alexandria, Alexandria. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71303 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Alexandria, Alexandria, 0.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - South Alexandria, Alexandria, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Bayou Roberts, Alexandria, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71303.
Faith Foundation Hospice, Inc, office in Alexandria, 2.7 miles away, straight line
Still Waters Hospice, LLC, office in Alexandria, 3.3 miles away, straight line
Harbor Hospice Of Alexandria, Lp, office in Alexandria, 3.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 79.3 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 September 3, 1997), 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 relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Matthews Memorial Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Matthews Memorial Health Care Center 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 Matthews Memorial Health Care Center staffed?
Matthews Memorial Health Care Center reports 4.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Matthews Memorial Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Matthews Memorial Health Care Center have?
Matthews Memorial Health Care Center is certified for 124 beds.