Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorSt James Place Nursing Care Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 90 certified beds at 333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #384. St James Place Nursing Care Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does St James Place Nursing Care Center have from CMS?
St James Place Nursing Care Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 4 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 4 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 90 / 57.5 |
| Ownership (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chain (CMS) | No chain listed |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | April 28, 1997 |
| LDH license | #384, Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | December 31, 1987 |
| Administrator of record | Amy Nelson |
About 58 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 64% of certified beds, lower than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
How many deficiencies has St James Place Nursing Care Center been cited for?
The latest standard health inspection in CMS's file for St James Place Nursing Care Center is dated June 17, 2026; that cycle counts 5 health deficiencies, 4 from the annual survey and 1 from complaint investigations.
The cycle before that (survey date June 25, 2025) logged 8 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts St James Place Nursing Care Center above the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $72,485 and 1 payment denial.
How stable is the nursing staff at St James Place Nursing Care Center?
Payroll data puts St James Place Nursing Care Center at 4.85 nursing hours per resident per day, higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64, with 0.30 of those hours from registered nurses (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 4.19 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 32.8% (lower than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 0.0%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
What certified nursing homes are closest to St James Place Nursing Care Center?
At 90 certified beds it is smaller 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 3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point Health Care and Rehab 8225 Summa Avenue, 70809 | 3.3 | 172 | 1 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 12 |
| Ollie Steele Burden Manor 4250 Essen Lane, 70809 | 3.4 | 174 | 3 of 5 | August 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Sterling Place Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 3888 North Blvd, 70806 | 3.6 | 144 | 4 of 5 | June 11, 2026 | 2 |
| Mid City Community Nursing and Rehab 4005 North Blvd., 70806 | 3.6 | 184 | 4 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 3 |
| Capital Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 4100 North Blvd., 70806 | 3.6 | 123 | 2 of 5 | April 1, 2026 | 1 |
Where is St James Place Nursing Care Center located?
St James Place Nursing Care Center is in the South Baton Rouge, LSU & Perkins Road part of Baton Rouge, and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 1.2 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Baton Rouge General Medical Center, about 5.2 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.
Sharing the address: St. James Place of Baton Rouge (Level 3 assisted living ARCP). CMS identifies it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What questions does St James Place Nursing Care Center's CMS record raise?
Let the public record set the agenda: ask for the plan of correction covering the 5 deficiencies from June 17, 2026 and what has changed since.
- With turnover at 32.8%, at or under the regional median, ask which charge nurses have been on the night shift longest.
- Ask what led to $72,485 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 64%, 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 James Place Nursing Care Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
