West Carroll Care Center, Inc is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1997-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (318) 428-9612 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

West Carroll Care Center, Inc holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (1★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 54.2/100, placing it #13421 of 14703 facilities nationally and #206 of 266 in Louisiana. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at West Carroll Care Center, Inc receives a reported average of 3 hours 28 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 11 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 59 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 18 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 32.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $54,806. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $54,806, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 73.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, West Carroll Care Center, Inc ranks 13421st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 54.2/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within LA, it ranks 206th out of 266 nursing homes. In Oak Grove, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #9,390 nationally and RN hours rank #13,919 nationally (#195 in LA). Our composite quality score of 54.2/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Oak Grove, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/louisiana/oak-grove/