Kaplan Healthcare Center 1
Nursing Home Facility
1300 W. Eighth Street, Kaplan, LA 70548
Kaplan Healthcare Center 1 is a senior care community located in Kaplan, LA. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Kaplan area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (337) 270-6131.
Operated by Nexion Health, which runs 46 communities in our directory.
Kaplan Healthcare Center 1 is licensed for 113 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Vermilion County average about 95 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 64% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Vermilion County average of roughly 78%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Vermilion County average about 2.8 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 13 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 48%.
The community is located in Vermilion County, LA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 28 problems at Kaplan Healthcare Center 1. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 2 that put residents in immediate danger. 7 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $34,508.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Resident Rights
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
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, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Kaplan Healthcare Center 1 offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 113
- Occupancy 64%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 48%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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