Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorOllie Steele Burden Manor is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 174 certified beds at 4250 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #246. Ollie Steele Burden Manor holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Ollie Steele Burden Manor have from CMS?
Ollie Steele Burden Manor holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 1 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 3 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 174 / 58.9 |
| Ownership (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | May 16, 2003 |
| LDH license | #246, Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | May 2, 1966 |
| Administrator of record | Heather Bauder |
About 59 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 34% of certified beds, lower than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What have state inspectors found at Ollie Steele Burden Manor?
The latest standard health inspection in CMS's file for Ollie Steele Burden Manor is dated August 12, 2026; that cycle counts 1 health deficiency, 1 from the annual survey and 0 from complaint investigations.
Its previous standard survey, on September 17, 2025, produced 10 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 Ollie Steele Burden Manor have enough nursing staff?
Ollie Steele Burden Manor reports 3.66 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, about the same as the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, and 0.69 RN hours, higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22.
On weekends the total falls to 3.04 hours per resident per day. CMS reports no turnover figure.
Which nursing homes near Ollie Steele Burden Manor should we compare?
At 174 certified beds it is bigger than the East Baton Rouge Parish median of 134. The nearest other certified home is Center Point Health Care and Rehab in Baton Rouge, about 0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point Health Care and Rehab 8225 Summa Avenue, 70809 | 0.5 | 172 | 1 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 12 |
| Heritage Manor of Baton Rouge II 9301 Oxford Place Ave, 70809 | 1.5 | 144 | 1 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 5 |
| Landmark of Baton Rouge 9105 Oxford Place Drive, 70809 | 1.6 | 144 | 3 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 8 |
| Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center 9919 Jefferson Highway, 70809 | 1.7 | 122 | 1 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 4 |
| White Oak Post Acute Care 2828 Westfork, 70816 | 3.1 | 176 | Not rated by CMS | June 3, 2026 | 15 |
What hospitals are close to Ollie Steele Burden Manor?
Ollie Steele Burden Manor is in the Southeast Baton Rouge, Jefferson Highway & Shenandoah part of Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 2.1 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, about 2.2 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 should families ask Ollie Steele Burden Manor on a visit?
Take the numbers on this page into the tour: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 1 deficiency recorded on August 12, 2026, even if the count is low.
- With occupancy near 34%, 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 Ollie Steele Burden Manor keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
