Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorHow many memory care units are there in Baton Rouge, LA?
No official number exists, because Louisiana does not license memory care units; dementia care in Baton Rouge is provided in specialized dementia care programs that ARCPs disclose to LDH, and in nursing homes.
The city has 10 Level 3 or 4 ARCPs, the buildings most likely to run a program, and 21 nursing homes. In the whole region, 1 ARCP name memory care on the license itself: Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care (Baton Rouge).
| Facility | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed | License status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg Senior Living Community 5445 Government Street, 70806 | Level 3 | 163 | 2001 | Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care 8585 Summa Avenue, 70808 | Level 3 | 154 | 2011 | Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Barclay House of Baton Rouge 9394 Siegen Lane, 70810 | Level 3 | 126 | 2019 | Licensed through 02/28/2027 |
| The Claiborne at Baton Rouge 9511 Creekview Drive, 70836 | Level 3 | 104 | 2017 | Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| Garden View of Baton Rouge 3130 Jones Creek Road, 70816 | Level 3 | 78 | 2015 | Licensed through 11/30/2027 |
| St. James Place of Baton Rouge 333 Lee Drive, 70808 | Level 3 | 77 | 1997 | Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| Sunrise Second Baton Rouge Assisted Living 8502 Jefferson Highway, 70809 | Level 3 | 71 | 2006 | Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| The Pearl at Jamestown 14443 Perkins Rd., 70810 | Level 3 | 50 | 2016 | Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Southside Gardens Assisted Living Center 4536 Perkins Road, 70808 | Level 3 | 48 | 1998 | Licensed through 11/30/2027 |
| Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge 14686 Old Hammond Highway, 70816 | Level 3 | 45 | 2011 | Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
What should I ask a Baton Rouge memory care program first?
Ask for the program's written policies and its admission and discharge criteria, which Louisiana requires an ARCP marketing dementia care to make public, and ask whether the State Fire Marshal approved the locked exits.
Next, ask how many hands-on staff work the unit after midnight and whether each finished eight hours of dementia training within 90 days of hire. Louisiana sets no numeric ratio, so the night count is the number to pin down. With no published memory care price for Baton Rouge, get a written quote and the rule for raising it when needs increase.
When does a Baton Rouge resident with dementia need a nursing home instead?
When needs reach a condition no ARCP may serve, such as a need for restraints or continuous nursing, or when the person can no longer leave the building with the help the ARCP provides, a nursing home or geriatric psychiatric unit becomes the next step.
See memory care compared with a nursing home and Baton Rouge nursing homes.
