Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorAscension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 102 certified beds at 711 W. Cornerview Road, Gonzales (Ascension Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #954. Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center have from CMS?
Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 102 / 98.8 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Central Management Company, 21 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | March 1, 1997 |
| LDH license | #954, Licensed through 01/31/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | January 1, 1998 |
| Administrator of record | Howard Sadler |
About 99 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 97% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
How many deficiencies has Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center been cited for?
LDH surveyors, working for CMS, last completed Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center's standard health survey on June 11, 2026, and the cycle shows 2 health deficiencies: 2 standard and 1 complaint-driven.
The cycle before that (survey date June 12, 2025) logged 8 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center at or under the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $158,838 and 0 payment denials.
How do staffing hours at Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center compare locally?
Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center reports 3.58 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, about the same as the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, and 0.24 RN hours, higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22.
On weekends the total falls to 2.97 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 49.5% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 42.9%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
How does Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center stack up against nearby homes?
At 102 certified beds it is smaller than the Ascension Parish median of 120. The nearest other certified home is Gonzales Healthcare Center in Gonzales, in the same ZIP code, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzales Healthcare Center 905 W. Cornerview Road, 70737 | 0.0 | 120 | 1 of 5 | May 13, 2026 | 4 |
| Landmark South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 18180 Jefferson Hwy, 70817 | 8.1 | 144 | 4 of 5 | January 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Old Jefferson Community Care Center 8340 Baringer Foreman Road, 70817 | 10.1 | 136 | 5 of 5 | March 25, 2026 | 1 |
| Chateau D'Ville Rehab and Retirement 401 Vatican Drive, 70346 | 10.3 | 141 | 5 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 2 |
| Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center 9919 Jefferson Highway, 70809 | 13.3 | 122 | 1 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 4 |
Where is Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center located?
Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center is in Gonzales, Ascension Parish, and Prevost Memorial Hospital is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 9.8 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Baton Rouge General Medical Center, about 12.3 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
Ascension Parish sits between the Mississippi and the Amite River basin, and low areas around Prairieville, Galvez and the Amite took water in the 2016 flood. Federal certification rules require an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and backup power arrangements, so ask where residents would go and what the generator keeps running.
What should families ask Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center on a visit?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 2 deficiencies recorded on June 11, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 49.5%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $158,838 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 97%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
