Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1977-07-15. 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) 387-7161 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 71.6/100, placing it #7560 of 14703 facilities nationally and #46 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 Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A 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. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 6 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 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 18.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Baton Rouge Gen Med Ctr, Snf ranks 7560th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 71.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within LA, it ranks 46th out of 266 nursing homes. In Baton Rouge, it ranks 5th out of 22 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 5. For 2025 staffing: total nurse hours rank #176 nationally and RN hours rank #170 nationally (#3 in LA). Our composite quality score of 71.6/100 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 Baton Rouge, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/louisiana/baton-rouge/