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Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in New Orleans, LA

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The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in New Orleans
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on January 5, 2025

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, New Orleans has a total of 31 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,427 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of New Orleans of 1,020,886, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 230.60 persons in New Orleans. There were 3,207 residents in nursing homes as January 5, 2025 for a city wide occupancy level of 72.44 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, New Orleans has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for New Orleans and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.42 0.31 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.16 2.30 / 2.31
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.26 1.17 / 0.87
All Staff 3.85 3.78 / 3.85

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Louisiana.

COVID-19 Infections in New Orleans Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in New Orleans there were a total of 5 new cases and 5 new deaths among residents for the week ending January 5, 2025. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in New Orleans

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for New Orleans Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in New Orleans, LA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in New Orleans

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in New Orleans based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
Wynhoven Community Care Center
1050 MEDICAL CENTER
MARRERO, LA
16.00
East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf
4200 HOUMA BLVD
METAIRIE, LA
2.00
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
2614 JEFFERSON HWY, 3RD FLOOR
JEFFERSON, LA
14.00
John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center
612 HENRY CLAY AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
8.67
St Anthony Community Care Center
6001 AIRLINE DR
METAIRIE, LA
33.33
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center
4502 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
22.67
Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village
3701 BEHRMAN PLACE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
31.33
Covenant Home
5919 MAGAZINE STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
18.00
Trinity Trace Community Care Center
612 HOLY TRINITY DRIVE
COVINGTON, LA
52.17
Greenbriar Community Care Center
505 ROBERT BLVD.
SLIDELL, LA
38.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in New Orleans based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Heritage Manor of Mandeville
1820 W. CAUSEWAY APPROACH
MANDEVILLE, LA
66.00
Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center
2832 BURDETTE STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
316.17
St Jude's Health and Wellness Center
450A S CLAIBORNE AVE, FL 6
NEW ORLEANS, LA
300.33
St Joseph of Harahan
405 FOLSE DRIVE
HARAHAN, LA
145.50
St Bernard Nursing and Rehab
4021 RONEAGLE WAY
NEW ORLEANS, LA
77.00
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc
13735 HIGHWAY 23
BELLE CHASSE, LA
58.67
Pontchartrain Health Care Center
1401 HIGHWAY 190
MANDEVILLE, LA
83.33
Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center
5600 GENERAL DEGAULLE DR
NEW ORLEANS, LA
195.00
Metairie Health Care Center
6401 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
METAIRIE, LA
60.67
Marrero Healthcare Center
5301 AUGUST AVENUE
MARRERO, LA
279.00

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