Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorLa Plantation Retirement Community, at 26635 LA Highway 16 in Denham Springs (Livingston Parish), holds Louisiana Department of Health adult residential care license #6024; LDH records it as Level 3 (assisted living) for up to 73 residents, with the current license running through August 31, 2027.
What does the state license for La Plantation Retirement Community in Denham Springs say?
Louisiana's November 2026 roster shows La Plantation Retirement Community as an active adult residential care license (#6024) for 73 residents; the typical larger ARCP in the ten-parish Baton Rouge area is licensed for 71.
| State record | Detail |
|---|---|
| LDH license | Adult residential care #6024 |
| State ID | AC0008866 |
| Level | Level 3 (assisted living) |
| Licensed residents (LDH directory) | 73 |
| Original licensure | August 19, 1998, roughly 28 years ago |
| Current license issued | June 24, 2026 |
| Expiration | August 31, 2027 |
| Administrator of record | Amanda Rabalais |
Its licensing history starts in 1998. Each renewal is issued to the same licensee at the same address; if the operator changes, LDH must hear about it in writing within five business days.
What kind of help is La Plantation Retirement Community allowed to give?
Louisiana classifies La Plantation Retirement Community 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.
The practical test comes at discharge: a Level 3 building can take a resident back if home health supplies the therapy or wound care and the ARCP coordinates it.
Does La Plantation Retirement Community have a dementia unit?
Nothing on the state roster answers that question. If La Plantation Retirement Community 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.
Memory loss by itself is not a bar to an ARCP, but the resident must be able to get out of the building with staff help in an emergency, and restraints are never allowed. Nearby ARCPs whose licensed names mention memory care: Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care (14.3 mi).
How do I find survey results for La Plantation Retirement Community?
Ask the front desk at La Plantation Retirement Community for the posted statement of deficiencies and its plan of correction; the state publishes no searchable ARCP inspection database, but the posting rule makes the latest findings available to any visitor.
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.
What is La Plantation Retirement Community's plan for floods, storms and power outages?
Request the resident copy of La Plantation Retirement Community's evacuation procedures. The state requires a full written plan covering both leaving and staying put, what backup power covers, and how residents are identified if they are moved.
Livingston Parish was hit harder than anywhere in the August 2016 flood, when the Amite and Tickfaw rivers rose into Denham Springs, Walker and Watson, so families here ask about flood history first. 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.
Where else could we look besides La Plantation Retirement Community?
Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs in Denham Springs is the nearest other ARCP licensed for at least nine residents, sharing the same ZIP code; LDH lists it as Level 3 (assisted living) for 56 residents.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amera Senior Living of Denham Springs 559 Rushing Rd West, 70726 | 0.0 | Level 3 | 56 | 2017 |
| Fidelis White Road 10359 White Road, 70726 | 0.0 | Level 2 | 12 | 2009 |
| 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 La Plantation Retirement Community to a hospital?
La Plantation Retirement Community 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).
For PACE, the all-inclusive program for people 55 and older, Livingston Parish falls outside PACE Baton Rouge's two-parish area.
How should a family prepare for a tour of La Plantation Retirement Community?
Begin with the paperwork Louisiana requires: read the posted LDH findings and the provider's plan of correction before anything else.
- Ask which outside home health agencies currently serve residents, since a Level 3 provider cannot supply nursing itself.
- Ask who sets up and gives medications, how errors are tracked, and whether medication help is priced by the number of drugs.
- Read the residency agreement's termination section; a resident can appeal an involuntary discharge to the Division of Administrative Law within 30 days.
- Ask what triggers a move to a higher care fee, and confirm the 30-day written notice for rate changes.
- Ask to meet Amanda Rabalais, the administrator named on the license, and who runs the building overnight.
