New Orleans Senior AdvisorWillow Wood at Woldenberg Village is a 120-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 3701 Behrman Place in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #161. CMS gives Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 3 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 120 / 111.0 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | January 28, 1991 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #161, Licensed through 01/31/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | January 27, 1971 |
| Administrator on the license | Anndee Major |
On an average day it cares for about 111 residents, roughly 92% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village is dated July 1, 2026 and recorded 5 health deficiencies (5 from the standard survey and 0 from complaint investigations).
Looking back, the survey dated July 2, 2025 produced 12 deficiencies and infection-control reviews added 0 citations. Against the 5-deficiency median for nursing homes in the six parishes, the latest count is on the low side or typical.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $40,248 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village?
CMS's staffing data credits Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village with 4.58 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 0.18 hours per resident day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.87 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 46.4% (about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 80.0%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 120 certified beds it is smaller than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Ctr. in New Orleans, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Ctr. 4502 General Meyer Avenue, 70131 | 1.4 | 180 | 4 of 5 | March 12, 2026 | 5 |
| Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center 5600 General De Gaulle Drive, 70131 | 1.4 | 138 | 4 of 5 | June 17, 2026 | 3 |
| Bayside Healthcare Center 3201 Wall Blvd., 70056 | 3.6 | 151 | 3 of 5 | September 17, 2025 | 4 |
| St. Jude 450A S Claiborne Ave, FL 6, 70112 | 4.6 | 116 | 1 of 5 | January 23, 2026 | 16 |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center 1050 Medical Center, 70072 | 4.9 | 188 | 4 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 2 |
Which hospitals are near Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village?
Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village sits in the Algiers & the West Bank of Orleans part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Bernard Parish Hospital, about 4.2 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is University Medical Center New Orleans at about 4.5 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.
The same address also holds The Azaleas Assisted Living At Woldenberg Village (Level 3 assisted living ARCP).
What should we ask on a tour of Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village kept its latest inspection at 5 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 46.4% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $40,248 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- 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 Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
