Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge
Nursing Home Facility
14686 Old Hammond Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge is a senior care community located in Baton Rouge, LA. It provides assisted living, nursing home care, retirement living, and senior living for older adults in the Baton Rouge area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (225) 272-9339.
Operated by Ark Post Acute Network, which runs 3 communities in our directory.
Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge is licensed for 85 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Baton Rouge average about 112 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 67% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Baton Rouge average about 2.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in September 2025 and recorded 10 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.3 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 74%, which is high and can affect continuity of care.
The community is located in East Baton Rouge County, LA.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 68 problems at Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge. 3 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 49 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $174,993.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nutrition and Dietary
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Post nurse staffing information every day.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge offers assisted living, nursing home care, retirement living, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 85
- Occupancy 67%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.0
- Annual staff turnover 74%
- Last health inspection September 2025
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