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Baton Rouge Health Care Center

An independent review of Baton Rouge Health Care Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

5550 THOMAS ROAD · BATON ROUGE, LA 70811 · 145 beds
Phone: 2257742141
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates above average, with a mostly solid record.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs high RN turnover (62%); $63,663 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating improved from 2 to 5 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating improved from 2 of 5 stars to 5. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Health-inspection rating improved from 1 to 4 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare health-inspection rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 4. The health-inspection rating is based on the last three years of on-site state inspections and complaint investigations. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★★★
5 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★★
4 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • $63,663 in federal fines across 2 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (62%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 266 LA nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 91% of LA homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 54% of LA homes
Health-inspection rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 62% of LA homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.45432hrs
Better than 92% of LA homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.27605hrs
Better than 62% of LA homes
RN turnover
62.5%
Better than 18% of LA homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Louisiana, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

2
Fines
$63,663
Total fines
1
Payment denials
3
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.27605
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.45432
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
3.97269
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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