New Orleans Senior AdvisorSt Margaret's Daughters Home is a 112-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 3525 Bienville St in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #2203781674. CMS gives St Margaret's Daughters Home an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give St Margaret's Daughters Home in New Orleans?
CMS gives St Margaret's Daughters Home an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 3 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) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 112 / 103.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Individual |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | October 1, 1997 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #2203781674, Licensed through 04/30/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | June 30, 1987 |
| Administrator on the license | Diane Petrie |
On an average day it cares for about 104 residents, roughly 92% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at St Margaret's Daughters Home?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at St Margaret's Daughters Home on August 20, 2025; CMS counts 16 health deficiencies in that cycle, 9 from the survey itself and 11 from complaint visits.
One cycle earlier (standard survey August 28, 2024), CMS logged 19 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 no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at St Margaret's Daughters Home?
St Margaret's Daughters Home reports 4.33 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83, including 0.33 registered-nurse hours (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.81 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 56.6% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 37.5%.
What are the alternatives to St Margaret's Daughters Home nearby?
With 112 certified beds it is smaller than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is St. Jude in New Orleans, about 1.5 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. Jude 450A S Claiborne Ave, FL 6, 70112 | 1.5 | 116 | 1 of 5 | January 23, 2026 | 16 |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center 2832 Burdette Street, 70125 | 1.7 | 171 | 3 of 5 | June 3, 2026 | 0 |
| St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab 4021 Roneagle Way, 70122 | 2.9 | 127 | 1 of 5 | June 9, 2026 | 20 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center 2200 Jefferson Hwy., 70121 | 3.5 | 222 | 1 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 5 |
| Ochsner Medical Center, Skilled Nursing Facility 2614 Jefferson Highway, 3rd Floor, 70121 | 3.8 | 35 | 5 of 5 | March 18, 2026 | 0 |
Where is St Margaret's Daughters Home and what else is on its campus?
St Margaret's Daughters Home sits in the Mid-City, Downtown, Lakeview & Gentilly part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is University Medical Center New Orleans, about 1.5 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Touro Infirmary 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 St Margaret's Daughters Home?
Use the CMS numbers to steer the tour: ask to see the plan of correction for the 16 deficiencies cited on August 20, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 56.6% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 92% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm St Margaret's Daughters Home accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
