Overview
St James Place Nursing Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Louisiana average of 2.6. It ranks 5th of 20 nursing homes in Baton Rouge. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 17, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Louisiana average of 6.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $72,485 in the past three years.
St James Place Nursing Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 58 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1997. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 25%
Top 22%
Top 16%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $72,485
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.85 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.30 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.65 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 58
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 28, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes