Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorGonzales Healthcare Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 120 certified beds at 905 W. Cornerview Road, Gonzales (Ascension Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #813. Gonzales Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Gonzales Healthcare Center in Gonzales, Louisiana?
Gonzales Healthcare Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 2 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 120 / 85.2 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | Nexion Health, 51 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | January 1, 1995 |
| LDH license | #813, Licensed through 10/31/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | January 17, 1969 |
| Administrator of record | Henry A Cooley Jr. |
About 85 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 71% of certified beds, lower than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What do Gonzales Healthcare Center's recent inspections show?
LDH surveyors, working for CMS, last completed Gonzales Healthcare Center's standard health survey on May 13, 2026, and the cycle shows 4 health deficiencies: 3 standard and 1 complaint-driven.
The cycle before that (survey date May 7, 2025) logged 35 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts Gonzales Healthcare Center at or under the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $92,032 and 0 payment denials.
How stable is the nursing staff at Gonzales Healthcare Center?
Residents at Gonzales Healthcare Center get roughly 3.57 hours of nursing staff time a day (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64); registered nurses account for 0.19 hours (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 3.06 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 45.1% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 50.0%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near Gonzales Healthcare Center should we compare?
At 120 certified beds it is equal to the Ascension Parish median of 120. The nearest other certified home is Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center in Gonzales, in the same ZIP code, which CMS rates 4 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Oaks Nursing & Rehab Center 711 W. Cornerview Road, 70737 | 0.0 | 102 | 4 of 5 | June 11, 2026 | 2 |
| 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 Gonzales Healthcare Center located?
Gonzales Healthcare 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 questions does Gonzales Healthcare Center's CMS record raise?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 4 deficiencies recorded on May 13, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 45.1%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $92,032 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 71%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm Gonzales Healthcare Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
