New Orleans Senior AdvisorWhat questions do New Orleans families ask most about senior care?
The questions that come up most concern Louisiana's ARCP levels, dementia programs, what care costs, Medicaid's home-based programs, Medicare and VA coverage, hurricanes, choosing a community, residents' rights and where to get free local help.
Each set below answers its questions in the first sentence, with the rule, program or agency behind the answer.
Louisiana licensing questions
- Who licenses assisted living in Louisiana?
- What is an ARCP?
- How many licensed ARCPs are in the New Orleans area?
- Is there a numeric staffing ratio for Louisiana assisted living?
Cost and payment questions
- What does assisted living cost in Louisiana?
- What does a nursing home cost in Louisiana?
- What does home care cost in Louisiana?
- Is there a memory care cost figure for Louisiana?
Louisiana Medicaid long-term care questions
- Does Louisiana Medicaid pay for assisted living?
- What is the income limit for Louisiana long-term care Medicaid in 2026?
- What is the asset limit?
- What is the Medicaid look-back period in Louisiana?
Questions for choosing a community
- What should I check first when choosing an ARCP in New Orleans?
- Should we choose a small home or a large building?
- What documents should a provider show us?
- What should we ask about staffing?
Hurricane and evacuation questions
- Do Louisiana assisted living providers have to evacuate for hurricanes?
- Can an ARCP charge extra during a hurricane?
- What does an ARCP's generator have to power?
- How are residents identified in an evacuation?
Residents' rights questions
- What rights does an ARCP resident have in Louisiana?
- How much notice is required before a rate increase?
- Can a Louisiana ARCP discharge a resident?
- Can an ARCP use restraints?
Dementia and memory care questions
- Does Louisiana license memory care facilities?
- How do I know if an ARCP really has a dementia program?
- Can a Louisiana memory care unit lock its doors?
- How much dementia training do staff need in Louisiana?
Where New Orleans-area families get free help
- Where can New Orleans families get free senior care help?
- What does the New Orleans Council on Aging do?
- What does the Jefferson Council on Aging do?
- Who helps on the Northshore?
Where do these answers come from?
Each answer is drawn from LAC 48:I.Chapter 68 for adult residential care providers, a Louisiana Department of Health or Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs page, CMS, the VA or CareScout's 2025 Louisiana cost survey.
Where no published figure exists, such as a New Orleans-only cost median or any memory care median, the answer says so rather than estimating. If a rule or benefit amount changes, the answer is updated along with the reference page it links to.
