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Nursing homes in Louisiana
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 265 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in Louisiana. 264 have a CMS overall star rating, and 79 are rated 4 stars or higher. 26 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Baton Rouge General Medical Center, SNF, Baton Rouge Health Care Center and Camelot Brookside (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 119 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (22)
- Alexandria
- Bastrop
- Baton Rouge
- Bossier City
- Covington
- Hammond
- Houma
- Jennings
- Lafayette
- Lake Charles
- Metairie
- Monroe
- Natchitoches
- New Iberia
- New Orleans
- Opelousas
- Pineville
- Ruston
- Shreveport
- Slidell
- Thibodaux
- West Monroe
Nursing homes in smaller cities (129)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in Louisiana
- Hospices in Louisiana
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- Louisiana city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 265 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in Louisiana across 119 cities; 264 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.