Nursing Home
Onyx Care of Ruston
Part of Norbert Bennett & Donald Denzsee all 27 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
10.96% (lower is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
38.31% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
10.08% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
3.0%
national median 0.9%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
3.1%
national median 2.8%
near the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
9.8%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
25.2%
national median 12.5%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
10.3%
national median 4.2%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
36.3%
national median 13.4%
worse than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.6 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.2 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.0 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 52.8%
LA average: 3.7 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
LA average: 0.3 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
LA average: 3.2 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
LA average: 47.6% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
3 fines totaling $36,891 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the recent inspection window (most recent: April 16, 2025).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
CMS has not published detailed ownership records for this facility.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 10 health (LA avg 6.7) · 1 fire (LA avg 0.8) · ⚠ 4 serious Details
25 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 4 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: January 7, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 10 health deficiencies · LA average: 6.7 · National: 9.3
3 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (1) and egress (1).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2025-04-16): 1 deficiency · LA average: 0.8 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Onyx Care of Ruston compares nearby
Compared with the 7 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 8 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 8 nursing homes within 25 miles, Ruston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC's overall star rating is 1★; the median among the 7 peers reporting it is 3★.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median |
|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 7 of 7 nearby peers | 1★ | 3★ |
| Health inspections reported by 7 of 7 nearby peers | 2★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 7 of 7 nearby peers | 2★ | 3★ |
| Quality measures reported by 7 of 7 nearby peers | 1★ | 3★ |
The comparison group
- Princeton Place-Ruston
- Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Willow Ridge Nursing And Rehabilitation Center,llc
- Leslie Lakes Retirement Center
- Forest Haven Nursing & Rehab Ctr, Llc
- Wyatt Manor Nursing and Rehab Ctr, Inc
- Bernice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work