New Orleans Senior AdvisorOrmond Nursing and Care Center is a 124-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 22 Plantation Road in Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #803. CMS gives Ormond Nursing and Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Ormond Nursing and Care Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Ormond Nursing and Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 2 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) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 124 / 102.2 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | April 1, 1988 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #803, Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | March 29, 1988 |
| Administrator on the license | Jeffrey M Schmitt |
On an average day it cares for about 102 residents, roughly 82% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did Ormond Nursing and Care Center do on its latest inspections?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Ormond Nursing and Care Center is dated July 22, 2026 and recorded 2 health deficiencies (2 from the standard survey and 0 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on July 23, 2025, recorded 5 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across New Orleans-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Ormond Nursing and Care Center sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Ormond Nursing and Care Center?
Ormond Nursing and Care Center reports 3.44 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83, including 0.20 registered-nurse hours (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.90 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 51.5% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%). 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Ormond Nursing and Care Center?
With 124 certified beds it is larger than the St. Charles Parish median of 120 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Luling Living Center in Luling, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luling Living Center 1125 Paul Maillard Road, 70070 | 3.6 | 117 | 1 of 5 | March 25, 2026 | 8 |
| Chateau Living Center 716 Village Road, 70065 | 8.0 | 215 | 1 of 5 | June 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Waldon Health Care Center 2401 Idaho Street, 70062 | 8.6 | 205 | 1 of 5 | January 14, 2026 | 4 |
| Metairie Health Care Center 6401 Riverside Drive, 70003 | 10.1 | 202 | 1 of 5 | December 17, 2025 | 6 |
| St Joseph of Harahan 405 Folse Dr., 70123 | 10.2 | 206 | 1 of 5 | March 3, 2026 | 7 |
Where is Ormond Nursing and Care Center and what else is on its campus?
Ormond Nursing and Care Center sits in Destrehan, St. Charles Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, about 8.3 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is St. Charles Parish Hospital at about 10.8 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
St. Charles Parish lies on both banks of the river upstream of the city, with flood risk shaped by the river levees and the West Bank hurricane protection project; 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 Ormond Nursing and Care Center before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Ormond Nursing and Care Center kept its latest inspection at 2 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Nursing turnover of 51.5% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 82% 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 Ormond Nursing and Care Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
