Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorBaton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 2 certified beds at 3600 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #2203781627. Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 5 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 2 / 22.4 |
| Ownership (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | July 15, 1977 |
| LDH license | #2203781627, Licensed through 01/01/2050 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | not listed |
| Administrator of record | Edgardo Tenreiro |
About 22 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 1120% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
How many deficiencies has Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF been cited for?
LDH surveyors, working for CMS, last completed Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF's standard health survey on April 23, 2026, and the cycle shows 1 health deficiency: 1 standard and 0 complaint-driven.
Its previous standard survey, on March 19, 2025, produced 4 deficiencies; 0 more citations came from infection-control reviews. Nursing homes across the ten parishes have a median of 4 deficiencies in the latest cycle, so this count is typical or better.
CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
Does Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF have enough nursing staff?
Residents at Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF get roughly 6.92 hours of nursing staff time a day (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64); registered nurses account for 1.29 hours (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 6.53 hours per resident per day. CMS reports no turnover figure.
What certified nursing homes are closest to Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF?
At 2 certified beds it is smaller than the East Baton Rouge Parish median of 134. The nearest other certified home is Capital Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Baton Rouge, about 0.3 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 2 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 4100 North Blvd., 70806 | 0.3 | 123 | 2 of 5 | April 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Mid City Community Nursing and Rehab 4005 North Blvd., 70806 | 0.4 | 184 | 4 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Sterling Place Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 3888 North Blvd, 70806 | 0.5 | 144 | 4 of 5 | June 11, 2026 | 2 |
| St. Clare Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation 7435 Bishop Ott Drive, 70806 | 1.9 | 184 | 2 of 5 | May 6, 2026 | 4 |
| St James Place Nursing Care Center 333 Lee Drive, 70808 | 3.8 | 90 | 4 of 5 | June 17, 2026 | 5 |
What hospitals are close to Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF?
Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF is in the Downtown, Mid City & the Garden District part of Baton Rouge, and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 3.2 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Baton Rouge General Medical Center, about 5.8 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
East Baton Rouge Parish is inland, so its storm risk is rain flooding along the Amite and Comite rivers and long power outages rather than surge; the August 2016 flood reached neighborhoods from Central to Southeast Baton Rouge. 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 questions does Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF's CMS record raise?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 1 deficiency recorded on April 23, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With occupancy near 1120%, ask about the waiting list and whether rehab beds are kept separate.
- CMS lists a none council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
