Southside Gardens

What Southside Gardens does

Southside Gardens Retirement and Assisted Living Center is a family-owned senior living community located on five landscaped acres in South Baton Rouge, Louisiana, established in 1993 and operating under founder/owner James Knueppel. The community offers two core residential programs: Independent Living (single-story garden-home cottages with private porches, fully equipped kitchens, and amenities including a swimming pool, whirlpool spa, and year-round exercise classes) and Assisted Living (a separate on-site building delivering 24-hour care via three tiered care plans — Azalea for standby assistance, Camellia for bathing and dressing support, and Magnolia for comprehensive daily hygiene and mobility assistance). A Respite Care service provides temporary stays for recovery or caregiver relief at daily and monthly rates.

The company's technology infrastructure is limited to standard senior living systems: WIFI across all apartments, emergency pull cords in each unit, and Phillips on Call fall detection pendants integrated into care plans. There is no proprietary technology platform and no AI/ML deployment; safety and monitoring rely on third-party hardware and trained staff.

Southside Gardens generates revenue through monthly recurring rents ranging from $2,875 (Independent Living one-bedroom, single occupancy) to $6,100 (Assisted Living two-bedroom deluxe, triple occupancy), supplemented by a non-refundable $1,000 entrance fee per apartment and pay-as-you-go Respite Care charges. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective residents and their families engage via the company website, phone inquiries, and on-site tours, with organic visibility driven by the property's proximity to Interstate 10, hospitals, restaurants, and Louisiana State University. The facility is a member of the Louisiana Assisted Living Association and partners with Our Lady of the Lake Senior Care Center for biweekly on-site specialist visits.

Name

Southside Gardens

Legal name

Southside Gardens Retirement and Assisted Living Center

Website

https://southsidegardens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southside Gardens is a family-owned senior living community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, offering Independent Living garden cottages and tiered Assisted Living care plans on five landscaped acres for senior residents and their families in South Baton Rouge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Living / Assisted Living

NAICS

Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (6233)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Market-Rate Independent Living (Private Pay) Communities (HLADAAAA)

Keywords

• Senior living services
• Assisted living care
• Independent living
• Retirement community
• Respite care

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Independent Living Rent: Monthly rental payments for garden-home cottages and apartments. No buy-in fee or long-term financial commitment required. Includes utilities (except telephone) and basic cable.
2. Assisted Living Rent: Monthly rental payments for assisted living units with tiered care plans (Azalea, Camellia, Magnolia) based on level of care needed. Includes all utilities, meals, housekeeping, and care services. No lease required.
3. Respite Care: Temporary stay services for residents recovering from illness or accident, or for caregivers needing a break. Includes 24-hour supervision, 3 daily meals, and weekly housekeeping and laundry. Daily and monthly rates available.
4. Entrance Fees: Non-refundable entrance fee of $1,000 required for all apartments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Southside Gardens operates a residential senior living campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana providing Independent Living cottages and apartments alongside an Assisted Living community in a separate building. Residents receive tiered personal care (Azalea, Camellia, and Magnolia care plans), three daily meals, weekly housekeeping, scheduled transportation, and 24-hour trained staff support, with no buy-in fees or long-term leases required. Short-term Respite Care is also offered for temporary stays.

Product overview

Southside Gardens operates as a family-owned senior living community offering two core residential programs: Independent Living (garden cottages with private porches on five landscaped acres) and Assisted Living (in a separate building with 24-hour care). The Independent Living product includes floor plans ranging from one-bedroom to deluxe two-bedroom units with fully equipped kitchens and access to amenities like a pool and exercise classes. The Assisted Living program is structured around three named care plans—Azalea (entry-level standby assistance), Camellia (mid-level with bathing and dressing support), and Magnolia (comprehensive with daily hygiene and mobility assistance)—plus an optional Respite Care service for temporary stays. All plans include utilities, basic cable, meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation to medical appointments, and activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Independent Living Community Residential senior living community within the Southside Gardens campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, offering cottages with porches and full kitchens as well as apartments for self-sufficient seniors aged 62+. The monthly rental package includes three daily meals, weekly housekeeping, scheduled transportation, and basic cable, with on-site amenities such as a beauty shop. Personal laundry is available for an additional fee.
• Assisted Living Community Residential assisted living community located in a separate building on the Southside Gardens campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, providing 24-hour trained caregiver support for seniors who need help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, medication management, and mobility. Service is organized around three tiered care plans — Azalea (basic), Camellia (moderate), and Magnolia (highest level of care) — and includes three daily meals, weekly housekeeping, scheduled transportation, basic cable, and on-site Wi-Fi with emergency pull-cord call systems and Philips on Call fall-detection pendants.
• Respite Care Short-term temporary residential care stay offered by Southside Gardens for seniors who need supervised care for a limited period. Use cases include post-hospitalization or post-illness recovery before returning home, family caregiver respite, and trial stays evaluating the community before long-term residency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best resident/staff ratio in the assisted living region

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Louisiana Assisted Living AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthside Gardens Assisted Living is an active member of the Louisiana Assisted Living Association, indicating commitment to industry standards and best practices in senior care.
• Our Lady of the Lake Senior Care CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialists from Our Lady of the Lake Senior Care Center visit Southside Gardens residents needing medical attention every other Friday, providing on-site healthcare access.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Belmont Village Senior Living: Operator of senior living communities with both Independent Living and Assisted Living services across multiple U.S. markets. Comparable care-tier structure (entry, mid, comprehensive) to Southside Gardens' Azalea/Camellia/Magnolia plans.
• Sunrise Senior Living: National senior living operator with a strong portfolio of Assisted Living and Memory Care communities. Competes in the same assisted living care-plan model as Southside Gardens, but at significantly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Atria Senior Living: Large national senior living provider offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care. Comparable product mix to Southside Gardens, with similar tiered care offerings at larger geographic scale.
• Five Star Senior Living: National operator offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care in a continuum-of-care model. Compares to Southside Gardens as a multi-service residential senior living provider.
• Brookdale Senior Living: The largest U.S. senior living operator with hundreds of Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care communities nationwide. Comparable to Southside Gardens across both IL and AL product categories, though much larger scale and broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Holiday Retirement: Operates a large network of Independent Living senior communities across the U.S. Closely comparable to Southside Gardens' Independent Living cottages on landscaped grounds, though Holiday operates at national scale.
• Enlivant: Senior living company specializing in Assisted Living and Memory Care services. Compares to Southside Gardens' assisted living operations and care plan model.
• Merrill Gardens: Regional operator of senior living communities offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and memory care with pet-friendly settings. Similar product offering and market positioning to Southside Gardens.

Others

• Louisiana Assisted Living Association: Industry trade association of which Southside Gardens is an active member. Not a direct competitor, but a relevant ecosystem participant reflecting the company's engagement with Louisiana senior care standards and peer network.

Regional players

• St. James Place: Continuing care retirement community located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The most direct local competitor to Southside Gardens in the South Baton Rouge senior living market, offering a similar continuum of services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SouthsideGardns
• Facebookfacebook.com/southsidegardensbr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southside-gardens-retirement-center-and-assisted-living

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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