New Orleans Senior AdvisorMetairie Health Care Center is a 202-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 6401 Riverside Drive in Metairie, Jefferson Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #854. CMS gives Metairie Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
How does CMS rate Metairie Health Care Center in Metairie, LA?
CMS gives Metairie Health Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 1 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 202 / 79.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Inspired Healthcare Management (6 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 14, 1993 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #854, Licensed through 11/30/2026 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | August 31, 1972 |
| Administrator on the license | Andrew Cedor |
On an average day it cares for about 80 residents, roughly 39% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Metairie Health Care Center?
December 17, 2025 is the date of Metairie Health Care Center's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 6 cited deficiencies: 6 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on December 19, 2024, recorded 23 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across New Orleans-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Metairie Health Care Center sits above the local middle.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $132,895 and 1 payment denial in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Metairie Health Care Center?
CMS's staffing data credits Metairie Health Care Center with 3.80 nurse hours per resident day, about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 0.15 hours per resident day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.13 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 41.9% (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%). 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Metairie Health Care Center nearby?
With 202 certified beds it is larger than the Jefferson Parish median of 170 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Waldon Health Care Center in Kenner, about 1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldon Health Care Center 2401 Idaho Street, 70062 | 1.6 | 205 | 1 of 5 | January 14, 2026 | 4 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF 4200 Houma Blvd., 70002 | 2.0 | 49 | 5 of 5 | February 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center 4312 Ithaca Street, 70006 | 2.0 | 110 | 2 of 5 | May 5, 2026 | 4 |
| Chateau Living Center 716 Village Road, 70065 | 2.8 | 215 | 1 of 5 | June 29, 2026 | 7 |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center 5200 Blair Drive, 70001 | 2.8 | 124 | 4 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 7 |
What is around Metairie Health Care Center in Metairie?
Metairie Health Care Center sits in Metairie, Jefferson Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is East Jefferson General Hospital, about 1.5 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner at about 2.6 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
Jefferson Parish straddles the river, with the East Bank behind the lakefront levees and the West Bank closer to the coastal marsh, so evacuation calls can differ between the two banks; 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 families ask Metairie Health Care Center before choosing it?
Use the CMS numbers to steer the tour: ask to see the plan of correction for the 6 deficiencies cited on December 17, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Turnover of 41.9% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $132,895 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 39% 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 Metairie Health Care Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
