Nursing Facilities

"Nursing facility" or "nursing home" means a private home, institution, building, residence or other place, serving two or more persons who are not related by blood or marriage to the operator, whether operated for profit or not, and including those places operated by a political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, which undertakes, through its ownership or management, to provide maintenance, personal care, or nursing for persons who, by reason of illness or physical infirmity or age, are unable to properly care for themselves.

Regulations

Licensure

The Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section issues licenses to Nursing Facilities. Once a license has been issued, it shall be valid until its expiration date, unless otherwise revoked, suspended, or terminated.

**Currently, there is a moratorium in place for Nursing Facilities in Louisiana**

Documents including the Licensing Application, Licensing Application Addendum, Disclosure of Ownership, OPH reports, must be sent to:

Health Standards Section
P.O. Box 3767
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3767

Complaints

To File a Complaint about a Nursing Facility call the number below or complete the Complaint Form:

Nursing Home Complaint Hotline - 1(888)-810-1819
Complaint Form

Nursing Home Abuse Reporting

Facility-Incident Reports - SOM Chapter 5 revised Powerpoint: Click Here

Mandated Reporting Flowsheet
SIMS: Statewide Incident Management Systems
- To access SIMS, including training, signup, FAQs: click here

Nursing Home Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC)

PASRR Information

HIPAA and PASRR
Resident Review
- Resident Review Memorandum- 08.28.18
- Resident Review Request Form

Feeding Assistants Information

The following link provides information of the Feeding Assistant State Requirements: click here
The following link provides information of the American Health Care Association, Assisted Dining: The Role and Skills of Feeding Assistants: click here

The following link provides the requirements and information related to the Direct Service Workers, for example, a feeding assistant: click here

Educational Information

2017 Regular Legislative Session - Act 306

2016 Regular Legislative Session - HB 969 Act 155 & HB 468 Act 28)