Home health agencies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The 14 Medicare-certified agencies CMS lists in Baton Rouge, with the quality-of-patient-care star and measure coverage it reports for each.
At a glance
- Home health agencies
- 14
- Medicare-certified
- With a CMS star
- 11
- of 14
- Report ≥1 measure
- 12
- meaningful data
- Avg CMS star
- 3.64
- Louisiana avg 3.7
How Baton Rouge compares
The city's CMS star profile against Louisiana, in the half-star steps CMS publishes.
CMS quality-of-patient-care star distribution
How Baton Rouge's Medicare-certified agencies spread across the CMS quality star rating, compared with Louisiana.
View as a table
| Rating | Providers | Share | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS quality star 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| CMS quality star 4.5 | 3 | 21.4% | 21.0% |
| CMS quality star 4 | 2 | 14.3% | 25.6% |
| CMS quality star 3.5 | 3 | 21.4% | 15.9% |
| CMS quality star 3 | 2 | 14.3% | 10.8% |
| CMS quality star 2.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.1% |
| CMS quality star 2 | 1 | 7.1% | 6.3% |
| CMS quality star 1.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| CMS quality star 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| No star | 3 | 21.4% | 9.7% |
| Total | 14 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
City shares are calculated from the 14 Medicare-certified agencies in Baton Rouge; Louisiana shares from all 176 in the state. The CMS quality star is published in half-star steps and shown here without rounding. Agencies CMS does not rate are counted separately and never treated as zero.
CMS-reported data
Baton Rouge’s largest divergence from Louisiana is at 4★: 14.3% of the city’s agencies against 25.6% statewide (-11.3 points). This reflects what CMS publishes and is not a judgement about care quality in either population.
Agencies in Baton Rouge
CMS star, how many quality measures CMS reports, and ownership type for each agency.
| Agency | CMS star | CMS measures reported | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Audubon Home Health | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Aveanna Healthcare | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Baton Rouge General Home Health | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Care First Home Health | — | 2 | PROPRIETARY |
| Chase Health Care Inc. | 4.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Clarity Home Health | 2 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Cypress Home Health | 4 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Elara Caring | 4.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Healing Hands Home Health INC | — | 0 | PROPRIETARY |
| Home Health Care 2000-Baton Rouge | 3.5 | 15 | PROPRIETARY |
| Ochsner Home Health of Baton Rouge | 3.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Pinnacle Home Health of Baton Rouge | 4.5 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
| Superior Home Health Care Inc. | 3 | 17 | PROPRIETARY |
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Frequently asked questions
How many home health agencies are in Baton Rouge, Louisiana?
The current CMS Home Health Care dataset lists 14 agencies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Of these, 11 have a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating.
What is the average CMS star rating for home health in Baton Rouge?
The average CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating across rated agencies in Baton Rouge is 3.64 of 5, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.7. Averages exclude agencies CMS has not rated, and are calculated by this site rather than published by CMS.
Why do some Baton Rouge agencies have no star rating?
CMS only publishes a star when an agency has enough Medicare episodes in the reporting window to compute one reliably. An agency that is small or newly certified may have no star and few or no measures. That is a gap in the public record, not a negative result, and it is never shown as a zero.
How do I verify a home health agency in Baton Rouge?
SeniorCareRating.com organizes public CMS data and is not affiliated with CMS. Confirm current details on the official Medicare Care Compare site and with the agency directly.