New Orleans Senior AdvisorJohn J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center is a 142-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 612 Henry Clay Avenue in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #2203784459. CMS gives John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center in New Orleans, LA?
CMS gives John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 4 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 142 / 113.4 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 13, 2018 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #2203784459, Licensed through 10/31/2026 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | July 1, 2018 |
| Administrator on the license | Andrew St. Pierre |
On an average day it cares for about 113 residents, roughly 80% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center do on its latest inspections?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center on April 16, 2026; CMS counts 0 health deficiencies in that cycle, 0 from the survey itself and 0 from complaint visits.
One cycle earlier (standard survey April 3, 2025), CMS logged 3 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 5 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center?
Each resident at John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center receives about 4.59 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83), of which 0.39 hours come from registered nurses (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.80 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 37.1% (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 28.6%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
How does John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 142 certified beds it is larger than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Covenant Home in New Orleans, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Home 5919 Magazine Street, 70115 | 0.3 | 96 | 4 of 5 | May 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center 2832 Burdette Street, 70125 | 2.5 | 171 | 3 of 5 | June 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center 1050 Medical Center, 70072 | 2.7 | 188 | 4 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Marrero Healthcare Center 5301 August Lane, 70072 | 2.9 | 105 | 5 of 5 | March 24, 2026 | 3 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center 2200 Jefferson Hwy., 70121 | 3.3 | 222 | 1 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 5 |
Where is John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center and what else is on its campus?
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center sits in the Uptown, the Garden District & Carrollton part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Touro Infirmary, about 1.4 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Ochsner Medical Center at about 3.4 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
Orleans Parish sits largely below sea level inside the federal hurricane levee system, so a storm plan here is as much about pumps, power and street flooding as about wind; federal rules require every certified nursing home to keep an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and an emergency power plan, so ask where residents went during the last evacuation.
What should we ask on a tour of John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask how John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center kept its latest inspection at 0 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 37.1% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- At about 80% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
