Deridder Retirement & Rehab Center
Nursing Home Facility
1420 Blankenship Drive, Deridder, LA 70634
Mission Statement "We take pride in providing quality and compassionate care in a home-like setting. Our mission is to maintain the highest level of self-esteem and dignity of our residents."
Operated by Management Seven, which runs 13 communities in our directory.
Deridder Retirement & Rehab Center is licensed for 90 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Beauregard County average about 94 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 67% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 1 star for staffing against 3 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.2 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 42%.
The community is located in Beauregard County, LA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 19 problems at Deridder Retirement & Rehab Center. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $24,119.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Deridder Retirement & Rehab Center offers nursing home care, retirement living, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 90
- Occupancy 67%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.4
- Annual staff turnover 42%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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