All 11 Medicare-certified nursing homes in New Orleans,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
John J Hainkel Jr Home runs on 4.40 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14% above the national average, and it shows in the federal staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips about 14% below the home's own weekday level, a pattern worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays and Sundays. The nonprofit's staff turnover sits at 37.6%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters because consistent caregivers tend to know residents' routines. Six deficiencies appear on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related and worth reading in full. The last inspection was April 2026.
Covenant Home runs on a church-affiliated nonprofit model with 96 beds, and its staff turnover of 30.2% sits well below the national average of 45.8%, that kind of retention matters for residents who need consistent caregivers. The tradeoff shows up in daily staffing: 3.20 nurse hours per resident, roughly 17% under the national figure, with weekends dipping about 8% below its own weekday level. State inspectors logged 23 deficiencies, none at the harm level, though five are abuse-related, and the last visit was May 2025. All three CMS star categories land at 3 out of 5.
St. Margaret's Daughters Home runs 4.08 nurse hours per resident per day, which is genuinely better than the national average of 3.86, but that staffing thins out on weekends, dropping roughly 9% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 57.4%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing that care are cycling through faster than usual. The current inspection record shows 34 deficiencies, including one tied to abuse, though none reached the level of actual harm or jeopardy. The last inspection was in August 2025. Under for-profit individual ownership, it's a mixed picture: decent hours on paper, real questions about consistency.
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center runs 180 certified beds in New Orleans under corporate for-profit ownership. Nurse staffing sits at 3.67 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and the gap widens on weekends, about 17% less coverage than the home provides on weekdays. That thin weekend margin is worth asking about directly, since it's when families often visit and when problems tend to surface.
On the positive side, staff turnover is 35.6%, well below the national 45.8%, which suggests a more stable workforce than many homes manage. Inspections look solid too: a four-star health inspection rating, 15 deficiencies on record with none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and a March 2026 inspection that's still recent. The tradeoff is clear, good oversight and retention, but staffing you'll want to watch.
Our Lady of Wisdom runs a nonprofit shop with 138 beds, and the nurse staffing number is genuinely above average, 4.24 hours per resident day, about 10% more than the national figure. The catch is consistency: weekends run roughly 17% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover sits at 51.8%, higher than the 45.8% national rate. The inspection record shows 23 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, one tied to abuse. The last full inspection was June 2025, so the picture is current. Decent care hours and a recent look from regulators, but the weekend dip and that harm-level count are what a family should ask about directly.
Willow Wood runs about 120 beds as a nonprofit, and its nurses put in 4.37 hours per resident day, roughly 13 percent more than the national average of 3.86. That sounds solid until you look at how the hours land: weekend staffing drops about 17 percent below the home's own weekday level, and turnover sits at 50.4 percent against a national 45.8 percent. The current inspection record carries 18 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $40,248 fine. The most recent inspection was July 2025, so the picture is fairly current. Generous weekday coverage, thinner weekends, and a long deficiency list are the real story here.
Chateau De Notre Dame runs 171 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its nurses put in 4.12 hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average of 3.86, which is a real point in its favor. The catch is consistency: weekend staffing drops about 19% below weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. The inspection record is the bigger concern, 28 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, with the most recent inspection in June 2025. Staff turnover sits at 45.5%, essentially matching the national rate, so retention isn't the problem here; the survey history is.
St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab runs 127 certified beds in New Orleans under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth understanding. At 3.11 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop another 19% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 58.8% against a national 45.8% means the aides and nurses caring for residents are, statistically, often new to the building. The current inspection record carries 44 deficiencies, seven of them abuse-related and none flagged at harm or jeopardy level. Last inspection: June 2025.
St. Jude's runs a decent number of nurse hours per resident, 4.14 a day, about 7% above the national average, so on paper there are people around. But that staff turns over at 72.1% a year against a national average near 46%, which means the faces change constantly and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. The inspection record is where it gets harder to explain away: 53 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, eight tied to abuse, and six fines totaling $389,089. The most recent inspection was in January 2026, so the picture is current. Nonprofit ownership hasn't translated into a cleaner record here.
Ferncrest Manor Living Center is a 200-bed for-profit home in New Orleans, and the federal numbers are rough across the board. Its staffing rating sits at the bottom of CMS's scale, and the inspection record shows 60 deficiencies, including six at the level where residents were actually harmed or put in immediate jeopardy, plus eight tied to abuse. Three fines total $402,870, which tells you regulators found problems serious enough to penalize repeatedly. The last inspection was May 2025, so the record is current, not stale. With quality measures also below average and an LLC ownership structure, a family considering this home should ask direct questions about direct-care hours per resident and how abuse allegations get investigated.
Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family runs 155 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its staffing sits just under the national average at 3.80 hours per resident day. The bigger concern is who's staying: 65.9% of staff turn over each year, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekends already run about 17% thinner than weekdays. Inspectors documented 34 deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, along with a $156,653 fine. The last inspection was August 2025, so the picture is recent rather than stale.