Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorRiver Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 132 certified beds at 3612 Baker Blvd., Baker (East Baton Rouge Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #2203785271. River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center have from CMS?
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars, with 2 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 3 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 132 / 128.9 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | Central Management Company, 21 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | June 23, 2002 |
| LDH license | #2203785271, Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | August 16, 1984 |
| Administrator of record | S. Brock Naquin |
About 129 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 98% of certified beds, higher than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
How many deficiencies has River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center been cited for?
The latest standard health inspection in CMS's file for River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is dated July 8, 2026; that cycle counts 5 health deficiencies, 3 from the annual survey and 2 from complaint investigations.
Going back one cycle, the July 17, 2025 survey found 8 deficiencies, with 0 infection-control citations on top. Measured against the 4-deficiency regional median, River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's latest count is on the high side.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 2 fines totaling $17,388 and 0 payment denials.
CMS also shows its abuse icon for this home, which means an abuse citation in the past year or potential-abuse citations in each of the two years before.
How do staffing hours at River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center compare locally?
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident day to CMS, higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, and 0.21 RN hours, about the same as the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22.
On weekends the total falls to 3.57 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 40.7% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 16.7%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
Which nursing homes near River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center should we compare?
At 132 certified beds it is smaller than the East Baton Rouge Parish median of 134. The nearest other certified home is Baton Rouge Health Care Center in Baton Rouge, about 2.6 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 5 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Health Care Center 5550 Thomas Road, 70811 | 2.6 | 145 | 5 of 5 | October 1, 2025 | 3 |
| Lodge at Lane (The) 6170 Carpenter Road, 70791 | 3.9 | 39 | 5 of 5 | March 31, 2026 | 0 |
| Zachary Manor Nursing & Rehab. Center 6161 Main Street, 70791 | 4.1 | 110 | 3 of 5 | February 11, 2026 | 10 |
| Central Guest House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 10748 Joor Road, 70818 | 7.2 | 170 | 3 of 5 | March 25, 2026 | 6 |
| Grace Nursing Home 1181 Hwy 19, 70777 | 9.2 | 128 | 2 of 5 | December 10, 2025 | 4 |
What else is near River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Baker?
River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, and Lane Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 3.8 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, about 13.2 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 questions does River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center's CMS record raise?
Start with what CMS's data suggests: ask for the plan of correction covering the 5 deficiencies from July 8, 2026 and what has changed since.
- With turnover at 40.7%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $17,388 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 both council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
