The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge is located in the densely populated metropolitan area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana which has a population of 378,909 people. We gave this nursing home a C overall, which isn't a bad score. This is comparable with the city grade in Baton Rouge, which is a B-. Based on our analysis, there are definitely far worse nursing homes out there. One of the highlights of this nursing home's profile is its strong inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
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The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge
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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata
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- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Home Making
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Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A- for its inspection grade. This grade is far better than its overall grade. Inspection scores are tied to items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home received 2 deficiencies on its inspection report. Overall, this is still a solid inspection report, but we'd always recommend looking into any deficiencies you find troubling.
Long-term Care Quality
This nursing home's next most favorable category was long-term care. We awarded it a grade of C in this area. This is essentially a middle of the road grade in this category. Our long-term care grades are more critical for folks needing more conventional assistance related to personal care. Once we looked at the quantity of care provided by nurses and other staff, we turned to the facility's vaccination records. We were optimistic to learn that this nursing home vaccinated 96.21622 percent of its patients for pneumonia. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.02 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.
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Nurse Quality
This facility's next best category grade came in the area of nursing. In that category, we gave this nursing home a grade of C. Nursing scores are mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provided just 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident each day. This is a relatively low total compared to most facilities. Lastly, we also looked at some nursing quality measures. While this place got dinged a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of these quality-based measures. With less than five percent of its patients sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this area. This is generally an indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a system of turning a patient at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
The last category we rated was short-term care, turned out to be this nursing home's weakest category. We gave this facility a grade of D in this area. Our short-term care ratings are based on a nursing home's quantity of highly-skilled skilled healthcare professionals. This includes a wide scope of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and occupational therapists, as well as other types of therapy. With its abysmal grade in this category, we were not stunned to find this facility provided substantially fewer physical therapist and registered nurse hours per resident than most facilities. Lastly, we looked at the percentage of residents that eventually returned home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 10% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This indicates the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 3.48% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in serious injuries are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Falls resulting in injury are routinely caused by lower levels of patient supervision.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 2.69% of Patients had UTIs
This tells you the percent of residents that sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many experts to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often the result of poor nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint can be skewed for some facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for urinary tract infections.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 16.23% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic drugs are given to patients for a variety of conditions, such as Alzheimer's or other dementias. Sadly, in limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 22.29% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This datapoint tells you the percentage of long-term residents which are given antianxiety drugs. These medications are typically used to treat patients experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 1.51% of Patients
Measures the percent of long-term care residents who are demonstrating depressive symptoms. Many would argue this is a reliable measure of resident quality of care.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 85.51% of Patients
This is the percent of patients that have received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 19.03% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents who required additional assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a resident's medical condition.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 13.75% Percentage of Residents
This metric measures the percent of long-term care patients who retained mobility levels. Some experts would argue that the ability to move around is vital to residents' physical and mental health.
Hospitalizations
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 2.4 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 13.75 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This tells you the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term care.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In The Pines Retirement Center of Baton Rouge, 67.8% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of performance with activities of daily living often correlates with superior rehabilitation.
Scores for Baton Rouge, LA
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of C
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus
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