Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Vermilion Health Care Center
14008 Cheneau Road, Kaplan, LA 70548 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 120 certified beds
Vermilion Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kaplan, Louisiana. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.82 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Sep 10, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $5,735In 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 Vermilion 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) | 3.82 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.65 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.3% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (September 2025)
- Every deficiency from the September 25, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 4, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $5,735, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Vermilion 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
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2024 · 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 · Sep 25, 2024 · 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 · Sep 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023 - 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 · Oct 24, 2023
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- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2023 - 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 · Aug 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 2, 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
- 14008 Cheneau Road
Kaplan, LA 70548 - CMS certification #
- 195442
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 86.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-10-15
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Vermilion Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2007
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Vermilion Health Care 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.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Our secure Alzheimer's unit is fully staffed 24 hours each day by dementia-certified nurses and aides.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
By offering a variety of activities and amenities, our 24-hour nursing staff is able to inspire patient confidence in addition to providing expert care.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Hassle-free transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
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 Oct 23, 2007 to Oct 22, 2009. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $15,847 owed to 42 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Vermillion Health Care Center (Vermilion Health Care Center). Case 1534074.
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
- Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital, Kaplan. 5.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kaplan Healthcare Center, Kaplan. 5.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Acadian Homecare / Abbeville, Abbeville. 7.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy #0528. 4.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70548 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Veterans Memorial, Abbeville, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70548.
Amedisys Hospice, office in Lafayette, 14.7 miles away, straight line
Community Hospice Of Lafayette, office in Lafayette, 15.2 miles away, straight line
N S I Hospice, L L C, office in Lafayette, 15.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 18.4 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 X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, 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 Vermilion Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Vermilion Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Vermilion Health Care Center staffed?
Vermilion Health Care Center reports 3.82 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Vermilion Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Vermilion Health Care Center have?
Vermilion Health Care Center is certified for 120 beds.