New Orleans Senior AdvisorLafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family is a 155-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 6900 Chef Menteur Hwy in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #311. CMS gives Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 1 and quality measures 1, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 155 / 80.5 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 22, 2010 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #311, Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | August 10, 1973 |
| Administrator on the license | Michelle Matthew |
On an average day it cares for about 80 residents, roughly 52% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family do on its latest inspections?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family is dated August 27, 2025 and recorded 13 health deficiencies (2 from the standard survey and 11 from complaint investigations).
One cycle earlier (standard survey September 16, 2024), CMS logged 12 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 5 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is higher than most nearby homes.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $156,653 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family?
Each resident at Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family receives about 0.12 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83), of which 0.10 hours come from registered nurses (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 0.14 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 97.6% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 87.5%.
How does Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 155 certified beds it is larger than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab in New Orleans, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab 4021 Roneagle Way, 70122 | 3.6 | 127 | 1 of 5 | June 9, 2026 | 20 |
| Ferncrest Manor Living Center 14500 Haynes Blvd., 70128 | 4.0 | 200 | 1 of 5 | May 20, 2026 | 11 |
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Ctr. 4502 General Meyer Avenue, 70131 | 5.4 | 180 | 4 of 5 | March 12, 2026 | 5 |
| St. Jude 450A S Claiborne Ave, FL 6, 70112 | 5.8 | 116 | 1 of 5 | January 23, 2026 | 16 |
| St Margaret's Daughters Home 3525 Bienville St, 70119 | 5.9 | 112 | 1 of 5 | August 20, 2025 | 16 |
Which hospitals are near Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family?
Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family sits in the Mid-City, Downtown, Lakeview & Gentilly part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is New Orleans East Hospital, about 2.2 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is St. Bernard Parish Hospital at about 4.6 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 questions does Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family's record raise?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 13 deficiencies cited on August 27, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 97.6% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- Ask what the $156,653 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 52% 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 Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
