St James Place Nursing Care Center
A nursing home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
333 Lee Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808. (225) 490-3252.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Louisiana average: 6.2
- 4.85 nurse hours per resident per day Louisiana average: 3.82
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
5 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Louisiana average is 6.2.
Last standard inspection Jun 17, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a standard inspection on May 31, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
25 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 25 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jun 17, 2026: standard inspection4 citations
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Jan 8, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Jun 25, 2025: standard inspection7 citations
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.
Oct 4, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 31, 2024: standard inspection12 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident’s well being.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare since Apr 28, 1997.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 90 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $72,485 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| May 31, 2024 | Fine | $72,485 |
Who does the caring?
4.85 nurse hours per resident per day
The Louisiana average is 3.82.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.85 | 3.82 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.31 |
| At weekends | 4.19 | 3.24 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 32.8% | 47.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 0% | 38.7% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- 19 owners or officers are people: Kim Sangari (on the governing body (managing control)); Venkatram R Banda (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Venkatram R Banda (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Nanette Noland (on the governing body (managing control)); Ralph B Bender (on the governing body (managing control)); George Kurz (on the governing body (managing control)); Steve Jackson (on the governing body (managing control)); Amy Nelson (corporate director); Amy Nelson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Lucius M Butts (on the governing body (managing control)); Richard J Wager (corporate officer); Richard J Wager (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Richard J Wager (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Shannon Duckworth (on the governing body (managing control)); David Warrington (on the governing body (managing control)); Christopher Duncan (on the governing body (managing control)); Thomas Melancon (corporate officer); Linda R Gibson (on the governing body (managing control)); John F Smith (on the governing body (managing control)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Louisiana average 2.4).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 5.4 miles, this one had the 4th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (5; the middle value was 4).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| St James Place Nursing Care Center This nursing home | 5 | |
| Center Point Health Care and Rehab | 3.3 | 12 |
| Ollie Steele Burden Manor | 3.4 | 1 |
| Sterling Place Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 3.6 | 2 |
| Mid City Community Nursing and Rehab | 3.6 | 3 |
| Capital Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center LLC | 3.6 | 1 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF | 3.8 | 1 |
| Heritage Manor of Baton Rouge II | 4.8 | 5 |
| Landmark of Baton Rouge | 4.8 | 8 |
| St Clare Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation | 5.0 | 4 |
| Jefferson Manor Nursing and Rehab Ctr, LLC | 5.0 | 4 |
| Legacy Nursing and Rehabilitation of Port Allen | 5.4 | 16 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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