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89.5/100

Excellent

Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf

3600 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 25 in E. Baton Rouge County (225) 387-7161
Certified beds
2
Occupancy
100%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf

Baton Rouge General Medical Center's skilled nursing unit runs on 5.89 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 53% more than the national average of 3.86, and it holds that pace on weekends, dropping only about 1% below weekday levels. That consistency matters, because weekend coverage is where a lot of homes quietly thin out. The inspection record is clean where it counts: 7 deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, with a 5/5 health inspection rating and the most recent survey dated April 2026. As a nonprofit corporation, it isn't answering to shareholders. Two certified beds means this is a small unit inside a hospital, so ask how that arrangement works if you need long-term placement rather than a short rehab stay.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing30/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

30/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →6.24 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.48 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day5.89 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.48 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours5.83 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 23, 2026 (6 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf

What is the ElderGrade for Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf? +

Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf holds an ElderGrade of A (89.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf? +

Residents receive an average of 5.89 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.