• CMS rates this facility 1/5 stars (below average)
• Has 157 certified beds with an average of 128.6 residents per day (82% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 11 deficiencies (inspected Apr 16, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $50,270 across 3 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.68 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 57.4% (high)
• Part of the Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz chain (31 facilities)
Ruston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Ruston, Louisiana with 157 certified beds. It has been operating since 2000. The facility scored below average compared to Louisiana facilities.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D&N, LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 50% | Nov 1, 2005 |
| DTD HC, LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 50% | Nov 1, 2005 |
| DONALD T DENZ IRRV TR | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | May 23, 2008 |
| NORBERT A BENNETT IRRV TR FBO CHILDREN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | May 23, 2008 |
| NORBERT A BENNETT IRRV TR FBO GRANDCHILDREN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | May 23, 2008 |
| BENNETT, NORBERT | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Nov 1, 2005 |
| DENZ, DONALD | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Nov 1, 2005 |
| SPATAFORA, CASY | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Mar 11, 2017 |
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