Nursing home
Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home
3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway, Bossier City, LA 71112 · Map
Government - State · Part of State Of Louisiana Department Of Veterans Affairs (5 facilities) · 8 certified beds
Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bossier City, Louisiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall. Its most recent inspection on Jun 18, 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 Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home 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) | — | 3.81 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.32 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.32 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.0% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 18, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 1, 2025
What inspectors found at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home
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
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 18, 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 · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 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 · Apr 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 11, 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
- 3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway
Bossier City, LA 71112 - CMS certification #
- 195623
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 8
- Avg residents/day
- 3.9
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2007-05-08
- Chain
- State Of Louisiana Department Of Veterans Affairs (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of State Of Louisiana Department Of Veterans Affairs
State Of Louisiana Department Of Veterans Affairs operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all State Of Louisiana Department Of Veterans Affairs facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (NORTH WEST LOUISIANA VETERANS’ HOME) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Medicare / Intermediate: 156. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Dec 9, 2025)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport, Shreveport. 4.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverview Care Center, Bossier City. 2.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ark La Tex Home Health, Inc., Shreveport. 2.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 71112 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - South Bossier, Bossier City, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci - East Shreveport, Shreveport, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Willis Knighton Med Ctr-Dialysis, Shreveport, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 71112.
Nightingale Hospice, office in Bossier City, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in Bossier City, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Lifepath Hospice Care Services, LLC, office in Shreveport, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Access Medical Clinic Arkansas LLC, Hope. 80.6 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 AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively high, 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 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 | See above |
| 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 Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home have?
Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home is certified for 8 beds.