Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF
8000 Summa Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 · Map
For profit - Individual · 25 certified beds
Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 7.12 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Oct 29, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 7.12 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.42 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.06 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.0% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 29, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8000 Summa Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809 - CMS certification #
- 195621
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 25
- Avg residents/day
- 19.2
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2006-07-18
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 7 inspections by Louisiana Department of Health, Retail Food Program (published by the City of Baton Rouge) since 2024
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Kitchen inspections
The local health department inspects the kitchen that serves residents. Results are in the agency's own words.
Louisiana Department of Health, Retail Food Program (published by the City of Baton Rouge): Sage Rehabilitation Hospital Kitchen
- Jul 11, 2025 (routine/renewal): No result published. No violations listed.
- Apr 28, 2025 (routine/renewal): No result published. No violations listed.
- Feb 12, 2025 (routine/renewal): No result published. No violations listed.
- Dec 3, 2024 (routine/renewal): No result published. No violations listed.
- Sep 23, 2024 (routine/renewal): No result published. No violations listed.
- Jun 27, 2024 (routine/renewal): No result published.
1 violation
- Maintenance equipment (Non-critical). Inspector’s note: 4119.2 - Mops are not hung and/or stored to facilitate air drying.
- Apr 1, 2024 (routine/renewal): No result published.
1 violation
- Maintenance equipment (Non-critical). Inspector’s note: 4119.2 - Mops are not hung and/or stored to facilitate air drying.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: The state's critical violation flag.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Center Point Health Care and Rehab, Baton Rouge. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Elara Caring, Baton Rouge. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70809 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc - J.H. Lee Kidney Center, Baton Rouge, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Greater Baton Rouge Home Program, Baton Rouge, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Essen Lane Dialysis, Baton Rouge, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70809.
Hospice In His Care, LLC, office in Baton Rouge, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Audubon Hospice Care, office in Baton Rouge, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Heart Of Hospice, LLC, office in Baton Rouge, 2.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North Oaks Medical Center LLC, Hammond. 37.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF staffed?
Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF reports 7.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF have?
Sage Rehabilitation Hospital SNF is certified for 25 beds.