Overview
River Oaks Retirement Manor has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Louisiana average of 2.6. It ranks 8th of 8 nursing homes in Lafayette. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 88% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 10, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Louisiana average of 6.1. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $89,681 in the past three years.
River Oaks Retirement Manor is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 73 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1999.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $89,681
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.43 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.22 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides3.13 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 73
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 27, 1999
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes