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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 195587

LAFON HOME

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana

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Finances, as filed

From this facility’s Medicare cost reports on form CMS-2540, each figure with the worksheet, line and column it was read from.

Cost report for January 1, 2006 to November 16, 2006 — a reporting period of 319 days, on form CMS-2540-96, settled, processed by CMS on June 10, 2008.

Revenue and expenses, fiscal year 2006
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Net patient revenue$8,128CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 300 column 100
Total operating expenses$29,819CMS-2540-96 worksheet G200002 line 1500 column 100
Net income from service to patients−$21,691CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 500 column 100
Total other income$45,929CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 2600 column 100

Net income: $24,238 (CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 3200 column 100). As filed, net income for the period equals net income from service to patients plus total other income, less total other expenses (Worksheet G-3 lines 5 plus 26 less 31) on 192,460 of the 192,462 reports filed on Form CMS-2540-96 in publication years 1995-2012 that file every line it is computed from (99.99%); on 2 of them the filed figure and that arithmetic differ, by a median of $46,907, and those figures are not shown. A further 2,252 reports file net income without filing net income from service to patients (Worksheet G-3 line 5), so the arithmetic cannot be applied to them and their figure is shown as filed.

Beds, days and discharges, fiscal year 2006
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total facility beds, all components100CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 100
Bed days available, all components36,500CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 200

CMS report record 312738, read from the public cost report file SNFFY2006.zip.

Fiscal year 2005, ended December 31, 2005

Cost report for January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005 — a reporting period of 364 days, on form CMS-2540-96, settled, processed by CMS on November 2, 2006.

Revenue and expenses, fiscal year 2005
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Net patient revenue$1,917,294CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 300 column 100
Total operating expenses$1,913,018CMS-2540-96 worksheet G200002 line 1500 column 100
Net income from service to patients$4,276CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 500 column 100
Total other income$1,819CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 2600 column 100

Net income: $6,095 (CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 3200 column 100). As filed, net income for the period equals net income from service to patients plus total other income, less total other expenses (Worksheet G-3 lines 5 plus 26 less 31) on 192,460 of the 192,462 reports filed on Form CMS-2540-96 in publication years 1995-2012 that file every line it is computed from (99.99%); on 2 of them the filed figure and that arithmetic differ, by a median of $46,907, and those figures are not shown. A further 2,252 reports file net income without filing net income from service to patients (Worksheet G-3 line 5), so the arithmetic cannot be applied to them and their figure is shown as filed.

Beds, days and discharges, fiscal year 2005
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total facility beds, all components100CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 100
Total patient days, all components15,576CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 700
Total discharges, all components192CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1200
Average length of stay, Medicare, in days33.1CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1400
Average length of stay, Medicaid, in days131.56CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1500
Average length of stay, all patients, in days81.13CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1600

CMS report record 265626, read from the public cost report file SNFFY2005.zip.

Fiscal year 2004, ended December 31, 2004

Cost report for October 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 — a reporting period of 91 days, not a full year, on form CMS-2540-96, settled, processed by CMS on March 2, 2006.

Revenue and expenses, fiscal year 2004
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Net patient revenue$716,693CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 300 column 100
Total operating expenses$676,066CMS-2540-96 worksheet G200002 line 1500 column 100
Net income from service to patients$40,627CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 500 column 100
Total other income$56CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 2600 column 100

Net income: $40,683 (CMS-2540-96 worksheet G300000 line 3200 column 100). As filed, net income for the period equals net income from service to patients plus total other income, less total other expenses (Worksheet G-3 lines 5 plus 26 less 31) on 192,460 of the 192,462 reports filed on Form CMS-2540-96 in publication years 1995-2012 that file every line it is computed from (99.99%); on 2 of them the filed figure and that arithmetic differ, by a median of $46,907, and those figures are not shown. A further 2,252 reports file net income without filing net income from service to patients (Worksheet G-3 line 5), so the arithmetic cannot be applied to them and their figure is shown as filed.

Beds, days and discharges, fiscal year 2004
FigureAs filedWhere it comes from
Total facility beds, all components100CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 100
Total patient days, all components5,600CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 700
Total discharges, all components38CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1200
Average length of stay, Medicare, in days45.79CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1400
Average length of stay, Medicaid, in days636.14CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1500
Average length of stay, all patients, in days147.37CMS-2540-96 worksheet S300001 line 900 column 1600

CMS report record 244084, read from the public cost report file SNFFY2005.zip.

Nurse staffing

Nurse staffing hours from the Payroll-Based Journal, quarter by quarter, are on this facility’s staffing page, each quarter with the file it came from.

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Ownership, as filed with CMS

Care Compare

Not listed in CMS’s Care Compare data.

Medicare enrollment

No owner listed for this facility in CMS’s Medicare enrollment ownership data.

Changes in ownership

No change in ownership appears in CMS’s ownership data for this facility.

Recent changes on this record

  • June 10, 2008: A cost report was filed for fiscal year 2006, on form CMS-2540-96. SNFFY2006.zip
  • November 2, 2006: A cost report was filed for fiscal year 2005, on form CMS-2540-96. SNFFY2005.zip
  • March 2, 2006: A cost report was filed for fiscal year 2004, on form CMS-2540-96. SNFFY2005.zip

Inspections

Not listed in CMS’s Care Compare data.

Deficiencies cited

Not listed in CMS’s Care Compare data.

Penalties

Not listed in CMS’s Care Compare data.

Care Compare provider information

Not listed in CMS’s Care Compare data.

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