Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorSt Helena Parish Nursing Home is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 72 certified beds at 32 North 2nd St., Greensburg (St. Helena Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #453. St Helena Parish Nursing Home holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate St Helena Parish Nursing Home in Greensburg, Louisiana?
St Helena Parish Nursing Home holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 2 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 | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 2 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 72 / 56.2 |
| Ownership (CMS) | Government - Hospital district |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | October 22, 2004 |
| LDH license | #453, Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | November 5, 1986 |
| Administrator of record | Naveed Awan |
About 56 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 78% of certified beds, lower than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What have state inspectors found at St Helena Parish Nursing Home?
CMS records 6 health deficiencies for St Helena Parish Nursing Home in the cycle anchored by the May 6, 2026 standard survey, split 3 standard and 3 from complaints.
Its previous standard survey, on April 9, 2025, produced 19 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 higher than most.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 3 fines totaling $319,733 and 2 payment denials.
How do staffing hours at St Helena Parish Nursing Home compare locally?
Payroll data puts St Helena Parish Nursing Home at 5.32 nursing hours per resident per day, higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, with 0.34 of those hours from registered nurses (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 4.31 hours per resident per day. CMS reports no turnover figure.
Which nursing homes near St Helena Parish Nursing Home should we compare?
At 72 certified beds it is equal to the St. Helena Parish median of 72. The nearest other certified home is Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Denham Springs, about 18.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Age Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 27090 LA Hwy16, 70726 | 18.3 | 175 | 1 of 5 | March 18, 2026 | 6 |
| Louisiana War Veterans' Home 4739 Hwy. 10, 70748 | 27.9 | 10 | 5 of 5 | December 10, 2025 | 0 |
| Villa Feliciana Chronic Disease Hosp & Rehab - SNF 5002 Highway 10, 70748 | 27.9 | 299 | 1 of 5 | January 22, 2026 | 7 |
| Harvest Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 839 North Range Avenue, 70726 | 28.9 | 171 | 1 of 5 | August 13, 2025 | 13 |
| Grace Nursing Home 1181 Hwy 19, 70777 | 29.1 | 128 | 2 of 5 | December 10, 2025 | 4 |
What hospitals are close to St Helena Parish Nursing Home?
St Helena Parish Nursing Home is in Greensburg, St. Helena Parish, and St. Helena Parish Hospital is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 5.3 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Lane Regional Medical Center, about 31.8 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
St. Helena Parish is rural and wooded along the Tickfaw and Amite headwaters, where storms mean outages and blocked roads more than surge. 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 St Helena Parish Nursing Home on a visit?
Start with what CMS's data suggests: ask for the plan of correction covering the 6 deficiencies from May 6, 2026 and what has changed since.
- Ask what led to $319,733 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 78%, 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 St Helena Parish Nursing Home keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
