Baton Rouge Senior AdvisorEast Baton Rouge Parish is the capital parish, governed jointly with the City of Baton Rouge by a consolidated Metro Council, with Zachary, Baker and Central as separate cities; about 456,180 people lived there on July 1, 2025.
It holds most of the region's licensed assisted living, nursing homes, hospitals and home health offices, and 17.4% of its residents are 65 or older. We split the City of Baton Rouge into four areas and give Zachary, Central and Baker their own pages.
How many older adults and licensed care options does East Baton Rouge Parish have?
On July 1, 2025, East Baton Rouge Parish had about 79,399 residents 65 and older (17.4% of 456,180) and 8,114 aged 85 or older, and LDH licenses 21 adult residential care providers and 24 nursing homes there.
| What East Baton Rouge Parish has | What East Baton Rouge Parish lacks | |
|---|---|---|
| On LDH's roster here | Adult residential care providers: 21, Nursing homes: 24, Home health agencies: 16, Hospices: 14, Adult day health care centers: 3 | — |
| Missing here | — | Every category is present |
| Level 3 or 4 assisted living | 12 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county (parish) population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The parish's 21 licensed ARCPs and 24 nursing homes are split below among the four parts of Baton Rouge and the separate cities of Zachary, Central and Baker, each with its own page.
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers have East Baton Rouge Parish offices?
LDH's roster shows 16 home health agencies, 14 hospices and 3 adult day health care centers based in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- Pace Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: adult day health care center
- The Center, Inc. ADHC, Baton Rouge: adult day health care center
- Vital Adult Day Care, Baton Rouge: adult day health care center
- Amedisys Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Audubon Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Aveanna Healthcare, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Baton Rouge General Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Chase Health Care, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Clarity Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Cypress Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Elara Caring, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Feliciana Home Health, Zachary: home health agency
- Healing Hands Home Health, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Home Health Care 2000-Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Lane Home Health An Affiliate of Lane Regional Medical Ctr., Zachary: home health agency
- Ochsner Home Health of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Pinnacle Home Health of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Pinnacle Home Health of Zachary, Zachary: home health agency
- Superior Home Health Care, Baton Rouge: home health agency
- Amedisys Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Audubon Hospice Care, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Bridgeway Healthcare & Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Cardinal Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Clarity Hospice of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Heart of Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Hospice Compassus - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Hospice in His Care, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Hospice Specialists of Louisiana, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Life Source Services of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Notre Dame Hospice of Greater Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: hospice
- Pinnacle Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- St. Joseph Hospice, Baton Rouge: hospice
- The Hospice of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge: hospice
Who helps seniors and caregivers in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
East Baton Rouge Council on Aging ((225) 923-8000) runs meals, information and caregiver programs in the parish; the area agency on aging for East Baton Rouge Parish is the East Baton Rouge Council on Aging itself, and the regional long-term care ombudsman answers at (800) 833-9883.
East Baton Rouge Council on Aging is at 965 N. 18th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. The Capital Area Agency on Aging ((225) 922-2525, 2051 Silverside Dr., Suite 208, Baton Rouge, LA 70808) also runs the region's Aging and Disability Resource Center. Licensing complaints go to LDH at 1-888-810-1819; suspected abuse of someone 60 or older goes to Elderly Protective Services at 1-833-577-6532.
Which hospitals serve East Baton Rouge Parish seniors?
LDH's roster lists 4 general acute-care hospitals in the parish, along with inpatient rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals that many older patients pass through after a hospital stay.
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center (Baton Rouge, acute care)
- Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital (Baton Rouge, inpatient rehabilitation)
- Baton Rouge Specialty Hospital (Baton Rouge, long-term acute care)
- Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital (Baton Rouge, inpatient rehabilitation)
- Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center (Baton Rouge, acute care)
- Lane Regional Medical Center (Zachary, acute care)
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, acute care)
- Sage Rehabilitation Hospital (Baton Rouge, inpatient rehabilitation)
- NeuroMedical Center Rehabilitation Hospital (Baton Rouge, inpatient rehabilitation)
- Zachary-AMG Specialty Hospital (Zachary, long-term acute care)
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.
