76.5/100
Above average
St James Place Nursing Care Center
333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Certified beds
- 90
- Occupancy
- 64%
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$72,485 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Our read on St James Place Nursing Care Center
St. James Place runs a non-profit shop with 90 beds, and its staffing is the clearest strength here: 4.87 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average. That's not a token cushion, and a 24.6% turnover rate, nearly half the national figure, suggests the crew mostly sticks around. Weekends thin out about 15% from weekday levels, which is worth asking about directly. The caution sits on the other side of the ledger: 22 deficiencies on the current record, three of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and one fine of $72,485. Two stars each for health inspections and quality measures, against four for staffing, tells you where the problems live.
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.
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
30/30Citations 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
23.5/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.8 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.31 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays
Staff stability
15/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →25% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
3/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$72,485 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
- →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 17, 2026 (4 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 St James Place Nursing Care Center
What is the ElderGrade for St James Place Nursing Care Center? +
St James Place Nursing Care Center holds an ElderGrade of B (76.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". 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 St James Place Nursing Care Center? +
Residents receive an average of 4.87 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has St James Place Nursing Care Center 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 St James Place Nursing Care Center accept Medicaid? +
CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.
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