Overview
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Louisiana average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Morgan City. Its strongest area is health inspections (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 66% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 29, 2026, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Louisiana average of 6.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $109,571 in the past three years.
Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Morgan City is a for-profit facility with 88 certified beds, caring for about 82 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $109,571
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.28 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.29 hrs
- Nurse aides1.92 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 88
- Average residents per day
- 82
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes