Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorLegacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 151 certified beds at 59215 River West Drive, Plaquemine (Iberville Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #441. Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine in Plaquemine, Louisiana?
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 2 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 151 / 126.3 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Legacy Nursing & Rehabilitation, 11 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | May 1, 1995 |
| LDH license | #441, Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | September 6, 1985 |
| Administrator of record | Keira Juge |
About 126 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 84% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What have state inspectors found at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine?
CMS records 3 health deficiencies for Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine in the cycle anchored by the January 29, 2026 standard survey, split 1 standard and 2 from complaints.
The cycle before that (survey date January 29, 2025) logged 34 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 1 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine at or under the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 3 fines totaling $245,413 and 0 payment denials.
Does Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine have enough nursing staff?
Residents at Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine get roughly 2.79 hours of nursing staff time a day (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64); registered nurses account for 0.11 hours (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 2.31 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 39.0% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%). CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
What certified nursing homes are closest to Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine?
At 151 certified beds it is bigger than the Iberville Parish median of 130. The nearest other certified home is Landmark of Plaquemine in Plaquemine, about 0.2 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark of Plaquemine 59355 River West Drive, 70764 | 0.2 | 108 | 4 of 5 | July 15, 2026 | 2 |
| St James Place Nursing Care Center 333 Lee Drive, 70808 | 10.5 | 90 | 4 of 5 | June 17, 2026 | 5 |
| Center Point Health Care and Rehab 8225 Summa Avenue, 70809 | 12.6 | 172 | 1 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 12 |
| Ollie Steele Burden Manor 4250 Essen Lane, 70809 | 13.0 | 174 | 3 of 5 | August 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen 403 15th Street, 70767 | 13.2 | 125 | 1 of 5 | August 27, 2025 | 16 |
What else is near Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine in Plaquemine?
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine is in Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 11.5 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Baton Rouge General Medical Center, about 13.7 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
Iberville Parish straddles the Mississippi with the Atchafalaya Basin to the west, so storm planning there involves river levees, backwater flooding and long drives to higher ground. Federal certification rules require an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and backup power arrangements, so ask where residents would go and what the generator keeps running.
What should families ask Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine on a visit?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 3 deficiencies recorded on January 29, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 39.0%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $245,413 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 84%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Plaquemine keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
