New Orleans Senior AdvisorOchsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility is a 35-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 2614 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #2203783756. CMS gives Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility in Jefferson?
CMS gives Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 5 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 35 / 28.2 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 24, 1985 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #2203783756, Licensed through 01/01/2050 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | January 24, 1985 |
| Administrator on the license | Danielle Yenuganti |
On an average day it cares for about 28 residents, roughly 81% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility is dated March 18, 2026 and recorded 0 health deficiencies (0 from the standard survey and 0 from complaint investigations).
One cycle earlier (standard survey March 10, 2025), CMS logged 5 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 1 fine totaling $8,186 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility?
CMS's staffing data credits Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility with 7.29 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 2.25 hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 6.66 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 29.5% (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 10.0%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 35 certified beds it is smaller than the Jefferson Parish median of 170 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Jefferson Healthcare Center in Jefferson, about 0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Healthcare Center 2200 Jefferson Hwy., 70121 | 0.4 | 222 | 1 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 5 |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center 5200 Blair Drive, 70001 | 2.1 | 124 | 4 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 7 |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center 2832 Burdette Street, 70125 | 2.6 | 171 | 3 of 5 | June 3, 2026 | 0 |
| John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center 612 Henry Clay Avenue, 70118 | 3.5 | 142 | 5 of 5 | April 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center 4312 Ithaca Street, 70006 | 3.6 | 110 | 2 of 5 | May 5, 2026 | 4 |
Which hospitals are near Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility?
Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility sits in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Ochsner Medical Center, about 0.2 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is East Jefferson General Hospital at about 4.0 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 Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility kept its latest inspection at 0 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 29.5% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $8,186 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 81% 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 Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
