Golden Age Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2001-06-27. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (225) 665-5544 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Golden Age Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.4/100, placing it #12524 of 14703 facilities nationally and #156 of 266 in Louisiana. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Golden Age Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center receives a reported average of 3 hours 22 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 7 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 17 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 57 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 48 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 53.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Golden Age Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,044. 22 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $8,044, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 51.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Golden Age Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center ranks 12524th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.4/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within LA, it ranks 156th out of 266 nursing homes. In Denham Springs, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,488 nationally and RN hours rank #14,117 nationally (#237 in LA). Our composite quality score of 58.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Denham Springs, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/louisiana/denham-springs/