Baton Rouge Health Care Center in Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge Health Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is located in E. Baton Rouge county at 5550 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70811. You can reach out to the office of Baton Rouge Health Care Center via phone at (225) 774-2141. This skilled nursing facility has 122 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 68.03%. Its legal business name is Commcare Corporation and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Baton Rouge Health Care Center (Medicare CCN 195361) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1996 (28 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in April, 2021.

Contact Information

Baton Rouge Health Care Center
5550 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70811
(225) 774-2141

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Nursing Home Profile

NameBaton Rouge Health Care Center
Location5550 Thomas Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds122
Occupancy Rate68.03%
Medicare ID (CCN)195361
Legal Business NameCommcare Corporation
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1639136989
Organization NameCOMMCARE CORPORATION
Doing Business AsBATON ROUGE HEALTH CARE CENTER
Address5550 Thomas Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70811
Phone Number225-774-2141

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Baton Rouge Health Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Baton Rouge Health Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Baton Rouge Health Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased13.6214.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.685.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder43.3348.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.621.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection3.72.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.633.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.6993.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.814.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine98.6383.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.271.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened16.4917.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication18.8219.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers6.677.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine96.5695.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function87.4767.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine87.7382.93

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