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Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

256 facilities23,368 residents3.84 avg HPRD
vs National Average
-0.06 HPRD
National avg: 3.90 · Louisiana: 3.84
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Louisiana ranks among the lower-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 3.84 HPRD — 0.06 hours below the national average. Only 71.1% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.33 HPRD, with 3.5% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.
3.84
Average Total HPRD
All nursing staff combined
0.06 vs national
0.33
Average RN HPRD
Recommended: 0.75
0.36 vs national
71.1%
Meet CMS Benchmark
182 of 256 facilities
18.1%
Avg Weekend Drop-off
Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun
4.8%
Avg Agency Staff
Contractor/temp worker hours
Had Zero-RN Days
Data unavailable
3.73
Median HPRD
50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)
140
F-Rated Facilities
Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Louisiana's 256 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

F
For-Profit
3.66
avg HPRD
213 facilities (83%)
N
Non-Profit
4.62
avg HPRD
37 facilities (14%)
G
Government
5.38
avg HPRD
6 facilities (2%)
💡 Non-profit facilities in Louisiana average 0.96 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 26% higher staffing.
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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Louisiana — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low
Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%
CountyFacilities Avg HPRD RN HPRDMeet Benchmark Grades
E. Baton Rouge243.940.3375.0%Mostly F
Caddo214.070.4461.9%Mixed F/D
Jefferson124.170.6841.7%Mostly F
Orleans113.890.2572.7%Mostly D
Calcasieu104.000.2680.0%Mixed D/F
Rapides93.850.2988.9%Mixed D/F
Lafayette93.810.2177.8%Mostly F
St. Tammany94.050.36100.0%Mixed C/D
Ouachita93.780.2377.8%Mostly F
Bossier84.330.9362.5%Mixed D/F
Avoyelles83.130.2675.0%Mixed F/C
St. Landry73.880.2885.7%Mostly D
Vermilion63.650.2366.7%Mostly F
Tangipahoa63.890.2483.3%Mixed D/F
Acadia53.830.2080.0%Mostly F
Iberia53.000.1580.0%Mostly F
Jeffrson Davis45.620.8175.0%Mixed F/A+
Morehouse43.930.2275.0%Mostly F
Evangeline43.880.2475.0%Mixed D/F
Franklin44.020.29100.0%Mixed F/C
Lafourche43.730.35100.0%Mixed C/D
Ascension33.520.2566.7%Mostly F
Claiborne33.520.4533.3%Mixed B/C
Lincoln33.380.1933.3%Mostly F
Natchitoches34.110.28100.0%Mostly D
Bienville33.630.1666.7%Mostly F
Richland33.720.3366.7%Mostly D
St. Mary33.430.1833.3%Mostly F
Terrebonne33.480.2766.7%Mostly F
Union33.710.3066.7%Mostly D
Washington33.630.2766.7%Mostly D
Webster33.700.2966.7%Mostly D
East Feliciana23.520.4350.0%Mixed B/F
Allen23.670.31100.0%Mostly D
Sabine23.760.20100.0%Mixed D/F
St. Charles23.720.2050.0%Mostly F
Beauregard23.740.26100.0%Mixed D/F
St. Martin23.990.20100.0%Mixed D/F
De Soto23.810.24100.0%Mixed D/F
Iberville23.420.1650.0%Mostly F
Jackson23.730.31100.0%Mixed D/F
Winn23.960.29100.0%Mostly D
Grant22.950.1750.0%Mostly F
Lasalle24.590.30100.0%Mixed D/F
West Carroll23.290.190.0%Mostly F
Livingston23.400.140.0%Mostly F
Pointe Coupee23.510.1750.0%Mostly F
Vernon23.360.2750.0%Mixed D/F
Catahoula13.630.38100.0%Mostly D
Caldwell14.610.26100.0%Mostly D
Plaquemines13.970.22100.0%Mostly F
W. Baton Rouge13.310.200.0%Mostly F
Concordia13.520.30100.0%Mostly D
Red River14.150.19100.0%Mostly F
West Feliciana13.180.100.0%Mostly F
Assumption13.330.180.0%Mostly F
East Carroll13.310.210.0%Mostly F
St. James13.410.270.0%Mostly D
St. John Baptist13.380.350.0%Mostly D
Madison13.630.19100.0%Mostly F

HPRD Range in Louisiana

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.44
25th pctile
3.73
Median
4.04
75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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