Nursing home
The Guest House Care Center
10145 Florida Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Plantation Management Company (16 facilities) · 104 certified beds
The Guest House Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.13 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $33,001In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Guest House Care Center 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) | 3.13 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.14 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.71 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.0% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $33,001, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at The Guest House Care Center
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 · Apr 30, 2025 · 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 · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 10145 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70815 - CMS certification #
- 195537
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 94.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-02-13
- Chain
- Plantation Management Company (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Plantation Management Company
Plantation Management Company operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Plantation Management Company facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Guest House Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Kitchen 2 inspections by Louisiana Department of Health, Retail Food Program (published by the City of Baton Rouge) since 2025
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2008
- 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): The Guest House Care Center - Kitchen
- Jun 6, 2025 (routine/renewal): No result published.
3 violations
- Non-food contact construction (Non-critical). Inspector’s note: 2113 - Non-food contact surfaces are not constructed of a corrosion-resistant, non -absorbent, smooth material
- Non-food contact surfaces clean (Non-critical). Inspector’s note: 2501.2 - Non-food contact surfaces of equipment have an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue and other debris.
- Walls and ceilings (Non-critical). Inspector’s note: 3703.3 - Walls/ceilings or attached equipment are not clean.
- Jan 28, 2025 (opening): No result published. No violations listed.
Source: the agency's records, inspections since Oct 16, 2023, as of Oct 15, 2026. Critical: The state's critical violation flag.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 8, 2012 to Oct 6, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,232 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Guest House (Plantation Management Company, LLC). Case 1742426.
- Findings for Apr 7, 2008 to Apr 6, 2010. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: The Guest House (Plantation Management Company, L.L.C.). Case 1562805.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge. 4.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Capitol House Nursing and Rehab Center, Baton Rouge. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cypress Home Health, Baton Rouge. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70815 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmcna - Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, 1.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Dialysis Services Of Bon Carre, Baton Rouge, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc - O'Neal Lane, Baton Rouge, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70815.
Audubon Hospice Care, office in Baton Rouge, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Life Source Services Of Baton Rouge, office in Baton Rouge, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Baton Rouge, 2.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- North Oaks Medical Center LLC, Hammond. 34.8 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Guest House Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Guest House Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Guest House Care Center staffed?
The Guest House Care Center reports 3.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has The Guest House Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Guest House Care Center have?
The Guest House Care Center is certified for 104 beds.