Gonzales Healthcare Center
Gonzales Healthcare Center – Medicare Certified Since 1995
Gonzales Healthcare Center is a Medicare and Medicaid certified skilled nursing facility located in Gonzales, Louisiana. This facility has been serving the community for 31 years. A Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility provides 24-hour nursing care, rehabilitation services, and assistance with activities of daily living for patients who need skilled nursing or rehabilitation services on a daily basis.
This facility has 120 certified beds with a current occupancy rate of 70% (averaging 83 residents per day), which is moderate. Skilled nursing facilities provide 24-hour nursing care for patients who need rehabilitation services after a hospital stay or ongoing care for chronic conditions. Services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and assistance with daily activities.
Staffing Levels: Based on CMS payroll data, this facility provides approximately 3.72 hours of total nursing care per resident per day (1.97 hours from CNAs, 1.46 hours from LPNs, 0.29 hours from RNs). Physical therapy staffing is 0.06 hours per resident per day.
Medicare Quality Ratings: According to CMS, Gonzales Healthcare Center has an overall quality rating of 1 out of 5 stars, which is much below average compared to other nursing homes nationwide. Individual category ratings are: health inspection: 1 stars, staffing: 3 stars, quality measures: 1 stars.
Medicare Coverage: Medicare covers skilled nursing facility care for up to 100 days following a qualifying hospital stay of at least 3 days. Days 1-20 are fully covered by Medicare, days 21-100 require a daily coinsurance payment. Many residents also use Medicaid, private insurance, or pay privately for long-term stays.
Questions to Ask: When visiting a nursing home, ask about: staff-to-resident ratios and RN coverage around the clock, how they handle medical emergencies, activities and therapy programs, how they communicate with families, their approach to falls prevention, and policies for managing resident complaints.
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How Gonzales Healthcare Center compares to 40 facilities in Baton Rouge, LA
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Medicare Star Ratings
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Data as of December 2025
Star Ratings History
Quarterly performance from 2013-2026
How Does This Facility Compare?
Compared to 40 other nursing homes in Baton Rouge, LA
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Staffing Hours per Resident Day
Staffing data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Higher hours generally indicate more direct care time.
Staff Turnover Rate
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Agency/Contract Staff Usage
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Agency Staff Trends
Historical agency/contract staff usage by role
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Direct Care Staffing
Average minutes of direct nursing care per resident per day
Data as of December 2025
Staffing Trends
Direct care minutes per resident per day
Occupancy Rate History
Average daily residents as a percentage of certified beds
Data from CMS Provider Info files. Occupancy = Average Residents per Day / Certified Beds.
Staff Turnover History
Annual percentage of nursing staff who left the facility
Data as of December 2025
Data from CMS Payroll-Based Journal. Turnover = staff who left during the year / total staff.
Average Daily Rate
Average daily charge for care at this facility
Based on CMS Cost Report data (inpatient revenue ÷ total patient days)
Data Source: Financial data from CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Reports. Data typically lags 1-2 years. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for financial or care decisions. CareListings does not guarantee accuracy.
Financial Health
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Data from fiscal year 2023 (most recent available - cost report data lags ~2 years)
Staff Investment: Higher spending per resident often correlates with better care quality.
Payer Mix: Shows revenue sources. Higher Medicare % typically means more post-acute/rehab care; higher Medicaid % indicates more long-term care residents.
Nonprofit/Government: May operate with lower margins while still providing quality care due to community mission.
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Who Stays Here
Breakdown of residents by payment type
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Average Length of Stay
How long residents typically stay at this facility
Based on fiscal year 2023 cost report data
Services
Comprehensive skilled nursing services, rehabilitation programs, and medical care in GONZALES
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My mother had a recent stay for therapy after hip surgery. She was there for 4 1/2 weeks. Well needless to say she wasn’t able to get the therapy she needed because she ended up with a pressure sore on her heel after a week. She had so much pain in her foot she was not able to get proper therapy. She was supposed to be being treated with wound care to get it better, but instead of getting better it turned into staff infection. Staff infection wasn’t discovered until the end of week of her discharge. There are two really good aids that are wonderful. They just have too many residents to handle on their shift. Not enough staff to handle the residents. Also I had to complain several times about the smell in the bathroom. 2 rooms should not be sharing the same bathroom. That is unsanitary. Not sure if I will use this facility again.
ARCHIE Hasn't Been Out to Have Fun in SOOOOOOO LONG 😢😢😢😢 THANKS To Gonzales Healthcare He/We Had A WONDERFUL TIME 🥰🥰 THANK YOU GONZALES HEALTHCARE 😘😘😘😘😘😘
Worst place to send a loved one. Staff very unfriendly and can’t answer simple questions. Always understaffed as they would tell you as an excuse for their poor quality of care. Only thing you will get here is neglect , blame shifting and excuses. Never greeted with a smile and they all looked mad at the world. If you don’t want your loved one to suffer and be miserable please avoid this place like the plague. Horrible. My loved one sat with a colostomy bag that wasn’t changed in 2 weeks.(they acknowledged this by apologizing profusely. No excuse)She was fed through feeding tube only . They had to be called on twice for forgetting to feed her. Feedings were given inappropriately. They would plunge the food into her feeding tube in seconds . She stayed bloated and nauseous because of it. I seen this personally on 2 seperate occasions. Patient on hospice Was chastised by nurse for too much family calling on her. Walked in on morning visit with her covered in feeces cause bag busted. Never answered call button when my loved one needed oxygen in middle of night. She had to call outside relative to call center and they still didn’t answer. Took an hour to get them to answer her nurse button for oxygen. Patients in “tv room “ looked all sad and zombie like with no interactions from staff whatsoever on every visit I’ve walked through there. Take my advise and stay from this death trap of misery . For those nurses that truly try and make a difference my heart goes out to you. Do Not send your loved ones there if you value them and their quality of care.
To the staff at Gonzales Health Care Nursing Home. Mrs. Janice J. Schonberg, daughter, and caregiver Charlene M. Julien would like to thank them for all that they have done and went over and beyond for helping with Mrs. Janice. I personally , Charlene Julien want to thank some of they employee by name for help me with Mrs. Janice. I take my hat off to them: Ms. Donna Chenervert, Kalyn Green, Lakesha Barker, Charmaine Jackson, Quavonna Burton, and Royce Stewart. They were my family. To the administrator I want to personally thank you as well. You don't find employees like these often. I think that they all deserve a little raise. To any person that's outside looking in for a good nursing home, try it for your family member. They did wonderful for me. I dropped the mic on that!! Much Love Always Charlene J.
My dad was here 3 days for the "rehabilitation". The Dr never seen him to prescribe him meds with a open wound from top to bottom of his stomach and a wound vac on. Their excuse???? The hospital only discharged him with a days worth meds....this is a nursing home...that is over crowded and a breading ground for sickness and infection for anyone with an open wound. Just because you put a gym in a nursing home doesn't mean it's a rehabilitation facility.Out of the 3 days they never got him out of the bed let him sit their in pain, and then the nurse turns to us and ask if the stuff coming out of his gallbladder was the right color. I made them transfer him back to the hospital he was in before being sent there, where they didn't send his stuff back with him, and lost the bag that I sent him up there with 2 brand new pairs of clothes and his phone and a brand new charger. Not only did they lose it they lied and told me someone had picked it up there was only 3 people that even knew he was there and none of us went and got it. These ppl should not be let have any responsibility over anyone if they can't even keep up with a patients bag much less anything else. If there was a 0 stars option they would have it. Please don't send your love ones here they absolutely will not get proper care. #neglect #irresponsible #noaccountability #falseadvertising
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