The information listed below provides an in-depth look into the type and quality of care offered at Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home. It is important to note that when evaluating if a nursing home is right for you or a loved one, ratings should not be taken as the sole deciding factor, but as one of many aspects to be considered.
Address
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WAR VETERANS HOME
4080 W AIRLINE HWY
RESERVE, LA 70084
(985) 651-2762
Nursing Home Ratings
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Percent of Beds Occupied
Not Available
Number of Residents and Certified Beds
- Residents: 37
- Certified Beds: 31
This Facility Accepts
Operational Details
- Operated By Government - State
- Offers Both Resident and Family Counseling Services
- This Facility is Not Part of a Chain or Franchise
Resident Services
The information below lists services this facility has provided for residents from October through December 2010. During this period, the most common type of service provided was "Ultra-High Rehabilitation". To get a better idea of the types of services that are commonly performed, compare the "Percent of Service Days" column below. These services are based on submitted claims to Medicare and do not provide a complete overview of all the services provided by Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home. For more information read our guide on how nursing facilities are reimbursed, types of services, and ADL index scores.
Ultra-High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 720 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
- A second rehabilitation discipline three days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 5.2% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 29.5% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 22.3% |
| Total Percent: | 57.0% |
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Very High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 500 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 5.5% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 12.1% |
| ADL Index Range: 0-5 | 4.5% |
| Total Percent: | 22.1% |
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High Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 325 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- At least one rehabilitation discipline five days/week
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 5.7% |
| Total Percent: | 5.7% |
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Medium Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation 150 Minutes Per Week Minimum
- Five days any combination of three rehabilitation disciplines
| ADL Index Range: 11-16 | 0.7% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 | 0.7% |
| Total Percent: | 1.4% |
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Special Care High
- Comatose
- Septicemia
- Diabetes with daily injections and a change of order two or more days
- Quadriplegia with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and shortness of breath when lying flat
- Fever with pneumonia, or vomiting, or weight loss, or feeding tube
- Parenteral/IV feedings
- Respiratory therapy for 7 days
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 3.3% |
| Total Percent: | 3.3% |
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Special Care Low
- Cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease with ADL score greater or equal to 5
- Respiratory failure and oxygen therapy while a resident
- Feeding tube where calories >= 51% or calories are in the range of 26-50% and fluid >= 501 mL)
- Ulcers: 2 or more stage II or 1 or more stage III or IV pressure ulcers
- Ulcers: 2 or more venous or arterial ulcers
- Ulcers: 1 stage II pressure ulcer and 1 venous or arterial ulcer with 2 or more skin care treatments
- Foot infection/diabetic foot ulcer/open lesions of foot with treatment
- Radiation therapy while a resident
- Dialysis while a resident
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) score of 2 or more
| ADL Index Range: 15-16 - No Signs of depression | 3.1% |
| ADL Index Range: 6-10 - Signs of depression | 7.4% |
| Total Percent: | 10.5% |
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Rating Details For Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home
Nursing Staff - 
The nursing staff is the most important part of what determines the quality of care and comfort of a resident in a nursing home. Government regulations set expectations on time spent with each resident based on the services being provided. The breakdown below lists the nursing types (RN, LPN, LVN, CNA) and a comparison of the reported and expected hours per resident per day.
| Registered Nurse (RN) Hours | | 1 Hour and 12 Minutes |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) Hours | | 37 Minutes |
| Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Hours | | 2 Hours and 9 Minutes |
| Total Licensed Nurse Hours | | 1 Hour and 50 Minutes |
| Total Nurse Hours | | 3 Hours and 59 Minutes |
Quality of Care - 
Medicare determines quality of care ratings for nursing facilities by surveying several "quality measures", which are broken down into long-term and short-term stay residents, as well as if the action is preventive or if there is a deficiency in the quality of care. State averages for Louisiana are also provided for comparison purposes. Note: Figures below are averaged over the past nine months.
Long-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 91% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 87% |
Long-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Are More Depressed or Anxious | 9% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Need for Help with Daily Activities Has Increased | 22% | 20% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Were Physically Restrained | 15% | 8% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have/Had a Catheter Inserted and Left in Their Bladder | 4% | 5% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Had a Urinary Tract Infection | 5% | 10% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Have Moderate to Severe Pain | 1% | 4% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Too Much Weight | 24% | 9% |
| Percent of High-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 18% | 15% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Whose Ability to Move About in and Around Their Room Got Worse | 13% | 10% |
| Percent of Long-Stay Residents Who Spend Most of Their Time in Bed or in a Chair | 3% | 8% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 2% | 2% |
| Percent of Low-Risk Long-Stay Residents Who Lose Control of Their Bowels or Bladder | 47% | 42% |
Short-Term Stay Preventive Actions
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Were Assessed and Given Pneumococcal Vaccination | 90-100% | 80% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Given Influenza Vaccination During the Flu Season | 90-100% | 83% |
Short-Term Stay Deficiencies
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Had Moderate to Severe Pain | 2% | 14% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Pressure Sores | 22% | 12% |
| Percent of Short-Stay Residents Who Have Delirium | - | 4% |
Health Inspection Details - 
All Medicare and/or Medicaid certified nursing home must undergo health inspections on average once a year, but may be more frequent if the facility is peforming poorly. These inspections cover most aspects of life in a nursing home, and are broken down into deficiencies types, which including: Pharmacy Service, Administration, Resident Rights, Nutrition and Dietary, Resident Assessment, Environmental, and Mistreatment. Below are the list of deficiencies found by inspectors in the past few years along with the degree of harm and how many residents may have been affected. Note: The most recent health survey was on 11/19/2010.
Environmental
Have a Program to Keep Infection from Spreading. - Inspection Date: 08/12/2008
- Correction Date: 09/24/2008
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Quality Care
Give Professional Services That Meet a Professional Standard of Quality. - Inspection Date: 08/12/2008
- Correction Date: 09/24/2008
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Fire Safety
Nursing homes certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid are required to have fire safety inspections to meet Life Safety Code (LSC) standards. Below is a list of deficiencies that Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home had in recent fire safety inspections. This information can be used to see if all standards were met, the degree of harm, the number of residents affected, and the date when deficiencies were corrected. Note: The most recent fire safety survey was on 11/17/2010.
Hazardous Area
Construction That Can Resist Fire for One Hour or an Approved Fire Extinguishing System. - Inspection Date: 11/17/2010
- Correction Date: 12/01/2010
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Medical Gases and Anesthetizing Areas
Properly Constructed Piped-In Oxygen Systems. - Inspection Date: 11/17/2010
- Correction Date: 12/01/2010
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Source: Medicare Nursing Home Compare; Department of Health and Hospitals of Louisiana - Health Standards Section - Retrieved 2011
- Potential for Minimal Harm
- Minimal Harm or Potential for Harm
- Resident Harmed
- Immediate Jeopardy to Resident Health
- Isolated
- Some Residents
- Many Residents