Nursing Homes in Jefferson, LA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics

Data as of April 7, 2024

Reviewed by Richard Saunders

The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report

Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.

At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.

The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Jefferson
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on April 7, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Jefferson has a total of 33 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,572 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Jefferson of 10,501, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.30 persons in Jefferson. There were 3,358 residents in nursing homes as April 7, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 73.45 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Jefferson has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Jefferson and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels City State / National
Registered Nurse (RN) 0.42 0.30 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) 2.17 2.24 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 1.32 1.18 / 0.88
All Staff 3.92 3.72 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Louisiana.

COVID-19 Infections in Jefferson Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Jefferson there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending April 7, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Jefferson

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Jefferson Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Jefferson, LA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Jefferson

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Jefferson based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility Rating
John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center
612 HENRY CLAY AVENUE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
4.00
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
2614 JEFFERSON HWY, 3RD FLOOR
JEFFERSON, LA
0.00
East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf
4200 HOUMA BLVD
METAIRIE, LA
0.00
Colonial Oaks Living Center
4312 ITHACA STREET
METAIRIE, LA
10.00
Heritage Manor of Slidell
106 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE
SLIDELL, LA
17.33
Wynhoven Community Care Center
1050 MEDICAL CENTER
MARRERO, LA
8.00
St Luke's Living Center
4201 WOODLAND DRIVE
NEW ORLEANS, LA
12.67
Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home
4080 W AIRLINE HWY
RESERVE, LA
0.00
Covenant Home
5919 MAGAZINE STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
18.00
St Anthony Community Care Center
6001 AIRLINE DR
METAIRIE, LA
26.67

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Jefferson based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility Rating
Twin Oaks Nursing Home
506 WEST 5TH STREET
LAPLACE, LA
59.33
Bayside Healthcare Center
3201 WALL BLVD
GRETNA, LA
66.33
St Margaret's Daughters Home
3525 BIENVILLE ST
NEW ORLEANS, LA
77.33
St Jude's Nursing Home
450A S CLAIBORNE AVE, FL 6
NEW ORLEANS, LA
36.67
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St Joseph of Harahan
405 FOLSE DRIVE
HARAHAN, LA
92.33
St Bernard Nursing and Rehab
4021 CADILLAC STREET
NEW ORLEANS, LA
66.67
Riverbend Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc
13735 HIGHWAY 23
BELLE CHASSE, LA
60.00
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Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center
5600 GENERAL DEGAULLE DR
NEW ORLEANS, LA
285.50
Jefferson Healthcare Center
2200 JEFFERSON HWY
JEFFERSON, LA
392.83
Metairie Health Care Center
6401 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
METAIRIE, LA
37.33

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