Baton Rouge, LA · 3.8 miles away
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
⌖ Baker, LA · E. Baton Rouge County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds132
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Baker, LA. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Louisiana is 2.6. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 5 problems, close to the Louisiana average of 6.4. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 40 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Louisiana average of 3 hr 45 min. About 46% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $17,388 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameRiver Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC
LocationE. Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Phone(225) 778-0573
Address3612 Baker Blvd, Baker, LA 70714 · E. Baton Rouge County
CMS provider number195561
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyCentral Management Company · 21 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 23, 2002 (24 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
About average
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Jul 2026)Louisiana average: 6.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 40 min a dayLouisiana average: 3 hr 45 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover46% a yearLouisiana average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year).Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $17,388Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2025 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident10 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.
- Sent back to the hospital9.0%State average: 28.0%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit11.2%State average: 14.8%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 2 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 injury0.8%State average: 3.5%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.5%State average: 5.6%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs19.5%State average: 22.7%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.5State average: 2.6Better 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.
- 76% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 23% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average98%Louisiana typical: 75%
Cost of care per resident day$234Louisiana typical: $284
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending March 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 3 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 14 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
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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