Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorJefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home with 122 certified beds at 9919 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health as nursing home #751. Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars in CMS Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center have from CMS?
Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center holds a CMS overall rating of 1 of 5 stars, with 1 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.
| CMS / LDH measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall | 1 of 5 |
| CMS health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| CMS staffing | 3 of 5 |
| CMS quality measures | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / residents on an average day | 122 / 91.4 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | Central Management Company, 21 facilities |
| Medicare/Medicaid certification since | February 1, 1998 |
| LDH license | #751, Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| Original Louisiana licensure | May 1, 1980 |
| Administrator of record | Matt Walton |
About 91 residents live here on a typical day, filling roughly 75% of certified beds, lower than the 81% midpoint for Baton Rouge-area nursing homes.
What do Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center's recent inspections show?
LDH surveyors, working for CMS, last completed Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center's standard health survey on February 25, 2026, and the cycle shows 4 health deficiencies: 4 standard and 0 complaint-driven.
The cycle before that (survey date February 27, 2025) logged 26 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. The Baton Rouge-area median for the latest cycle is 4, which puts Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center at or under the regional middle.
In CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 3 fines totaling $121,628 and 0 payment denials.
How do staffing hours at Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center compare locally?
Residents at Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center get roughly 3.65 hours of nursing staff time a day (about the same as the Baton Rouge-area median of 3.64); registered nurses account for 0.30 hours (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 0.22).
On weekends the total falls to 3.26 hours per resident per day. Nursing staff turnover is 59.8% (higher than the Baton Rouge-area median of 51.4%), with registered-nurse turnover at 33.3%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures in its measurement period.
What certified nursing homes are closest to Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center?
At 122 certified beds it is smaller than the East Baton Rouge Parish median of 134. The nearest other certified home is Heritage Manor of Baton Rouge II in Baton Rouge, about 0.7 miles away as the crow flies, which CMS rates 1 of 5.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Manor of Baton Rouge II 9301 Oxford Place Ave, 70809 | 0.7 | 144 | 1 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 5 |
| Landmark of Baton Rouge 9105 Oxford Place Drive, 70809 | 0.7 | 144 | 3 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 8 |
| White Oak Post Acute Care 2828 Westfork, 70816 | 1.6 | 176 | Not rated by CMS | June 3, 2026 | 15 |
| Ollie Steele Burden Manor 4250 Essen Lane, 70809 | 1.7 | 174 | 3 of 5 | August 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Center Point Health Care and Rehab 8225 Summa Avenue, 70809 | 1.8 | 172 | 1 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 12 |
What else is near Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center in Baton Rouge?
Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center is in the Southeast Baton Rouge, Jefferson Highway & Shenandoah part of Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 1.1 miles away by straight line.
Second closest is Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, about 3.0 miles off; distances come from ZIP or CMS coordinates rather than road routes.
East Baton Rouge Parish is inland, so its storm risk is rain flooding along the Amite and Comite rivers and long power outages rather than surge; the August 2016 flood reached neighborhoods from Central to Southeast Baton Rouge. Federal certification rules require an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and backup power arrangements, so ask where residents would go and what the generator keeps running.
What should families ask Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center on a visit?
Start with what CMS's data suggests: ask for the full statement of deficiencies behind the 4 deficiencies recorded on February 25, 2026, even if the count is low.
- Turnover of 59.8% runs above the regional median; ask what share of aides on each shift come from agencies.
- Ask what led to $121,628 in CMS fines and how the problem was fixed.
- With occupancy near 75%, ask which halls have open beds and why.
- CMS lists a resident council; ask when it meets and how families take part.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay later, confirm Jefferson Manor Nursing & Rehab Center keeps Medicaid long-stay beds and how residents receive the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance.
