Nursing home
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
13735 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Inspired Healthcare Management (6 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.97 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Sep 10, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Riverbend Nursing 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) | 3.97 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.0% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 September 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 25, 2025
What inspectors found at Riverbend Nursing 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Sep 10, 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 · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 28, 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 · Oct 10, 2024 · 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 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2024 · 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 · Oct 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 · Oct 10, 2024 · 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 · Oct 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 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
- 13735 Highway 23
Belle Chasse, LA 70037 - CMS certification #
- 195481
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 99.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-11-18
- Chain
- Inspired Healthcare Management (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Inspired Healthcare Management
Inspired Healthcare Management operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Inspired Healthcare Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2008
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Riverbend Nursing 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.
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 22, 2008 to Jun 21, 2010. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $14,152 owed to 33 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Riverbend Nursing & Rehabilation (Riverbend Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr., Inc.). Case 1559943.
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
- West Jefferson Medical Center, Marrero. 9.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bayside Healthcare Center, Gretna. 9.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Acts Home Health Care, Inc., Gretna. 13.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Russo's Pharmacy. 8.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70037 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Southern Kidney Specialists - Gretna LLC, Gretna, 10.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Marrero Dialysis, Harvey, 11.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Ochsner Kidney Care - Marrero, Marrero, 12.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 17 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70037.
Heart Of Hospice, office in Gretna, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
St Margaret'S Home Health And Hospice, office in New Orleans, 17.4 miles away, straight line
Anvoi Hospice, office in Metairie, 19.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- New Orleans Physician Services Inc, Marrero. 12.4 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. Base flood elevation 9 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding very high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 relatively 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 Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.97 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.