Baton Rouge Health Care Center
Nursing home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195361
5550 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70811 · E. Baton Rouge County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 145
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 1, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $21,863 (1)
Does Baton Rouge Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Baton Rouge Health Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Baton Rouge Health Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.27
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.22
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.83
- Weekend total hours
- 3.45
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 1, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 2, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Baton Rouge Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $21,863 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.2 residents live here, about 62% of its 145 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 145
- Average residents per day
- 89.2
- Certified since
- May 1, 1996
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Baton Rouge Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Commcare Corporation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Commcare Corporation, 3.5-star chain average
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See also all nursing homes in Baton Rouge.
Who inspects nursing homes in Louisiana
Louisiana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Louisiana, the 21 in Baton Rouge, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Baton Rouge Health Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Baton Rouge Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Baton Rouge Health Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Baton Rouge Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Baton Rouge Health Care Center?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Baton Rouge Health Care Center?
Commcare Corporation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.