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Baton Rouge Health Care Center
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⌖ Baton Rouge, LA · E. Baton Rouge County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds145
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Baton Rouge Health Care Center
Baton Rouge Health Care Center is a 145-bed nonprofit nursing home in Baton Rouge, LA. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Louisiana is 2.6. At its last full inspection (Oct 2025), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Louisiana average of 6.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 27 min a day with each resident, more than the Louisiana average of 3 hr 45 min. About 43% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $63,663 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameBaton Rouge Health Care Center
LocationE. Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Phone(225) 774-2141
Address5550 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70811 · E. Baton Rouge County
Medicare provider number195361
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Operating companyCommCare Corporation · 19 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 1, 1996 (30 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Oct 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Oct 2025)Louisiana average: 6.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 27 min a dayLouisiana average: 3 hr 45 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover43% a yearLouisiana average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $63,663; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Registered nurse time per resident17 min a dayLouisiana average: 19 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Louisiana average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.2%State average: 3.1%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.2%State average: 3.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.4%State average: 5.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs11.2%State average: 22.7%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Louisiana average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Louisiana, Medicaid pays for 73% of resident days at a typical home.
- 79% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 19% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average61%Louisiana typical: 75%
Cost of care per resident day$296Louisiana typical: $284
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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