Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorGrace Nursing Home is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 128 certified beds at 1181 Hwy 19, Slaughter (East Feliciana Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #998. Grace Nursing Home holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Grace Nursing Home have from CMS?
Grace Nursing Home holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars, with 2 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 2 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 2 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 128 / 118.1 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | July 26, 1990 |
| LDH license | #998, Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | January 28, 1980 |
| Administrator of record | Martin Stott, Jr. |
About 118 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 92% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What do Grace Nursing Home's recent inspections show?
CMS records 4 health deficiencies for Grace Nursing Home in the cycle anchored by the December 10, 2025 standard survey, split 4 standard and 0 from complaints.
The cycle before that (survey date October 16, 2024) logged 18 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts Grace Nursing Home at or under the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $48,357 and 0 payment denials.
How stable is the nursing staff at Grace Nursing Home?
Payroll data puts Grace Nursing Home at 3.23 nursing hours per resident per day, lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, with 0.15 of those hours from registered nurses (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 2.73 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 46.4% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 40.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
How does Grace Nursing Home stack up against nearby homes?
At 128 certified beds it is equal to the East Feliciana Parish median of 128. The nearest other certified home is Zachary Manor Nursing & Rehab. Center in Zachary, about 5.3 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 3 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Manor Nursing & Rehab. Center 6161 Main Street, 70791 | 5.3 | 110 | 3 of 5 | February 11, 2026 | 10 |
| Lodge at Lane (The) 6170 Carpenter Road, 70791 | 5.5 | 39 | 5 of 5 | March 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Louisiana War Veterans' Home 4739 Hwy. 10, 70748 | 7.5 | 10 | 5 of 5 | December 10, 2025 | 0 |
| Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease Hosp & Rehab - SNF 5002 Highway 10, 70748 | 7.5 | 299 | 1 of 5 | January 22, 2026 | 7 |
| River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 3612 Baker Blvd., 70714 | 9.2 | 132 | 3 of 5 | July 8, 2026 | 5 |
What hospitals are close to Grace Nursing Home?
Grace Nursing Home is in Slaughter, East Feliciana Parish, and Lane Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 5.4 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is West Feliciana Parish Hospital, about 16.3 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
East Feliciana Parish is rolling, rural ground north of Baton Rouge, where storm planning centers on power, road access and distance to a hospital. 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 Grace Nursing Home on a visit?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 4 deficiencies recorded on December 10, 2025, even if the count is low.
- With turnover at 46.4%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $48,357 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 92%, 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 Grace Nursing Home keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
