Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorGolden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 175 certified beds at 27090 LA Hwy16, Denham Springs (Livingston Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #2203783096. Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Denham Springs, Louisiana?
Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 3 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 1 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 1 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 175 / 172.1 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Plantation Management Company, 16 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | June 27, 2001 |
| LDH license | #2203783096, Licensed through 02/28/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | December 17, 1978 |
| Administrator of record | Charles Brakenridge |
About 172 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 98% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What do Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center's recent inspections show?
CMS records 6 health deficiencies for Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in the cycle anchored by the March 18, 2026 standard survey, split 6 standard and 0 from complaints.
Going back one cycle, the February 19, 2025 survey found 15 deficiencies, with 0 infection-control citations on top. Measured against the 4-deficiency regional median, Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center's latest count is on the high side.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $8,044 and 0 payment denials.
How stable is the nursing staff at Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
Residents at Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center get roughly 3.25 hours of nursing staff time a day (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64); registered nurses account for 0.11 hours (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 2.72 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 53.8% (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 57.1%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
What certified nursing homes are closest to Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
At 175 certified beds it is bigger than the Livingston Parish median of 173. The nearest other certified home is Harvest Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Denham Springs, about 11.7 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 839 North Range Avenue, 70726 | 11.7 | 171 | 1 of 5 | August 13, 2025 | 13 |
| Central Guest House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 10748 Joor Road, 70818 | 12.0 | 170 | 3 of 5 | March 25, 2026 | 6 |
| Zachary Manor Nursing & Rehab. Center 6161 Main Street, 70791 | 14.2 | 110 | 3 of 5 | February 11, 2026 | 10 |
| Lodge at Lane (The) 6170 Carpenter Road, 70791 | 14.3 | 39 | 5 of 5 | March 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Grace Nursing Home 1181 Hwy 19, 70777 | 15.2 | 128 | 2 of 5 | December 10, 2025 | 4 |
What hospitals are close to Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, and Lane Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 15.4 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is St. Helena Parish Hospital, about 16.7 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
Livingston Parish was hit harder than anywhere in the August 2016 flood, when the Amite and Tickfaw rivers rose into Denham Springs, Walker and Watson, so families here ask about flood history first. 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.
How should we prepare to tour Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the plan of correction covering the 6 deficiencies from March 18, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Turnover of 53.8% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- Ask what led to $8,044 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 98%, 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 Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
