Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorThe Pearl at Jamestown, at 14443 Perkins Rd. in Baton Rouge (East Baton Rouge Parish), holds Louisiana Department of Health adult residential care license #2203783718; LDH records it as Level 3 (assisted living) for up to 50 residents, with the current license running through December 31, 2026.
Is The Pearl at Jamestown licensed in Louisiana, and for how many residents?
The state lists The Pearl at Jamestown under license #2203783718 with room for 50 residents, smaller than the 71-resident middle of the larger ARCPs between Zachary, Denham Springs, Gonzales and Port Allen.
| State record | Detail |
|---|---|
| LDH license | Adult residential care #2203783718 |
| State ID | AC0011801 |
| Level | Level 3 (assisted living) |
| Licensed residents (LDH directory) | 50 |
| Original licensure | December 5, 2016, roughly 10 years ago |
| Current license issued | December 3, 2025 |
| Expiration | December 31, 2026 |
| Administrator of record | Nichole Chauvin |
Its licensing history starts in 2016. 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 does a Level 3 license allow The Pearl at Jamestown to do?
Louisiana classifies The Pearl at Jamestown 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.
Can The Pearl at Jamestown care for a resident with memory loss?
Louisiana's public records cannot tell you, because LDH keeps dementia program disclosures to itself; ask The Pearl at Jamestown whether it runs a specialized dementia care program and, if so, for the written inclusion criteria the rule requires.
Wandering is the usual turning point: an open building may not lock exits on its own authority, so a resident who tries to leave often needs a secured program approved by the State Fire Marshal. Nearby ARCPs whose licensed names mention memory care: Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care (4.9 mi).
Where can I read The Pearl at Jamestown's state inspection findings?
Ask the front desk at The Pearl at Jamestown 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.
Because follow-up visits are unscheduled, what inspectors found at The Pearl at Jamestown reflects a normal day. A citation answered with new training and a policy change reads differently from one answered with a single repair. LDH's complaint line is 1-888-810-1819.
What is The Pearl at Jamestown's plan for floods, storms and power outages?
Request the resident copy of The Pearl at Jamestown'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.
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.
Which licensed ARCPs should we compare with The Pearl at Jamestown?
Barclay House of Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge 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 126 residents.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclay House of Baton Rouge 9394 Siegen Lane, 70810 | 0.0 | Level 3 | 126 | 2019 |
| Glenncrest at Siegen 9351 Siegen Lane, 70810 | 0.0 | Level 2 | 100 | 2009 |
| The Claiborne at Baton Rouge 9511 Creekview Drive, 70836 | 3.0 | Level 3 | 104 | 2017 |
| Sunrise Second Baton Rouge Assisted Living 8502 Jefferson Highway, 70809 | 3.6 | Level 3 | 71 | 2006 |
| Holly Court Assisted Living and Memory Care 8585 Summa Avenue, 70808 | 4.9 | Level 3 | 154 | 2011 |
Where is The Pearl at Jamestown, and what medical care is nearby?
The Pearl at Jamestown is located in the South Baton Rouge, LSU & Perkins Road part of Baton Rouge, and Baton Rouge General Medical Center is the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's roster, about 3.6 miles away by straight line.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center follows at roughly 4.9 miles. These are ZIP-centroid distances, not drive times.
For a later move to nursing home care, the closest CMS-certified homes are Center Point Health Care and Rehab (3.8 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Ollie Steele Burden Manor (4.3 mi, CMS 3 of 5).
PACE Baton Rouge serves this parish, so a parent who later moves in with family nearby could enroll in it instead of entering a nursing home.
How should a family prepare for a tour of The Pearl at Jamestown?
Begin with the paperwork Louisiana requires: request the latest statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction that answered it; both must be available on site.
- 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.
- 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 Nichole Chauvin, the administrator named on the license, and who runs the building overnight.
