Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorAmera Senior Living of Denham Springs, at 559 Rushing Rd West in Denham Springs (Livingston Parish), holds Louisiana Department of Health adult residential care license #2203783054; LDH records it as Level 3 (assisted living) for up to 56 residents, with the current license running through January 31, 2027.
How is Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs listed on Louisiana's provider roster?
Louisiana's November 2026 roster shows Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs as an active adult residential care license (#2203783054) for 56 residents; the typical larger ARCP in the ten-parish Baton Rouge area is licensed for 71.
| State record | Detail |
|---|---|
| LDH license | Adult residential care #2203783054 |
| State ID | AC0011841 |
| Level | Level 3 (assisted living) |
| Licensed residents (LDH directory) | 56 |
| Original licensure | February 10, 2017, roughly 9 years ago |
| Current license issued | January 28, 2026 |
| Expiration | January 31, 2027 |
| Administrator of record | Goldie LeBlanc |
Louisiana does not let an operator sell or hand over an ARCP license, so the 2017 start date belongs to this licensee's history at this address. When the current issue date is much newer than the original one, ask whether the building changed hands.
What does a Level 3 license allow Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs to do?
Louisiana classifies Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs as Level 3 assisted living, which covers daily-living help and medication support for 17 or more residents but stops short of nursing; outside agencies bring that in under a physician's orders.
After a hospital stay at Our Lady of the Lake, Baton Rouge General or Ochsner, a resident here can usually return with home health visits; the 90-day exception covers short-term needs that would otherwise be prohibited.
Does Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs have a dementia unit?
Nothing on the state roster answers that question. If Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs advertises dementia care, it must have disclosed the program to LDH and must show families its written policies; if it does not, ask how it handles residents whose memory loss progresses.
Ordinary ARCP staff need two hours of dementia training within 90 days and two hours a year; staff in a specialized program need eight hours each. Nearby ARCPs whose licensed names mention memory care: Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care (14.3 mi).
Has LDH cited Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs after an inspection?
Louisiana does not put ARCP surveys online, so start with the copy Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs must keep posted on site, then ask LDH's Health Standards Section for older statements if you want the full history.
LDH's renewal surveys and complaint visits are unannounced. Read the plan of correction next to each citation; it shows whether the fix changed training, staffing or policy. Concerns go to the Health Standards Section at 1-888-810-1819.
How would Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs handle a hurricane or flood?
Louisiana makes emergency planning a licensing requirement: Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs must keep a written plan for evacuating and sheltering in place, identify each resident, list what its generator runs, and give every resident a written copy of the evacuation procedures.
Ask what happened here during the 2016 flood and Hurricane Ida's 2021 outages, where residents would go, and how the written disaster-fee formula in the agreement works.
What other assisted living is near Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs?
Fidelis White Road in Denham Springs is the nearest other ARCP licensed for at least nine residents, sharing the same ZIP code; LDH lists it as Level 2 (shelter care home) for 12 residents.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelis White Road 10359 White Road, 70726 | 0.0 | Level 2 | 12 | 2009 |
| La Plantation Retirement Community 26635 LA Highway 16, 70726 | 0.0 | Level 3 | 73 | 1998 |
| Magnolia Care Center Veterans Home 16950 Florida Blvd., 70819 | 6.8 | Level 1 | 9 | 2009 |
| Garden View of Baton Rouge 3130 Jones Creek Road, 70816 | 7.5 | Level 3 | 78 | 2015 |
| Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge 14686 Old Hammond Highway, 70816 | 7.5 | Level 3 | 45 | 2011 |
How close is Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs to a hospital?
Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs is located in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, and Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 7.5 miles away by straight line.
Baton Rouge General Medical Center follows at roughly 10.4 miles. These are ZIP-centroid distances, not drive times.
For a later move to nursing home care, the closest CMS-certified homes are Harvest Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (5.3 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Old Jefferson Community Care Center (6.5 mi, CMS 5 of 5).
PACE Baton Rouge covers only East and West Baton Rouge parishes, so Medicaid help at home in Livingston Parish would come through LT-PCS or the Community Choices Waiver.
How should a family prepare for a tour of Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs?
Let the licensing rules drive the conversation: find out where the newest state findings are posted and read the correction plan alongside them.
- Ask which outside home health agencies currently serve residents, since a Level 3 provider cannot supply nursing itself.
- Ask whether staff administer medications or only assist with self-administration, who is certified to do it, and the monthly charge.
- Ask for the written discharge criteria before signing; Louisiana allows 30 days to appeal an involuntary discharge.
- Ask how often rates rose in the last three years; Louisiana requires 30 days' written notice before any increase.
- Ask to meet Goldie LeBlanc, the administrator named on the license, and who runs the building overnight.
