Colonial Oaks Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colonial Oaks Living Center is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Metairie, Louisiana, part of Plantation Management Company. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 39.7% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Colonial Oaks Living Center
4312 Ithaca StreetMetairie, LA 70006
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Colonial Oaks Living Center, nurse aides logged 1.59 hours per resident per day, 30% below the Louisiana average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.59 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.34 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.57 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.7% of nursing staff at Colonial Oaks Living Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Colonial Oaks Living Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Colonial Oaks Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Plantation Management Company, 16 homes
- Legal name: Colonial Oaks Care Center of Metairie
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 6, 2001
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Colonial Oaks Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF Metairie | 0.2 | 49 | 2.01 | 7.66 | 20.5% | 5 | None |
| Metairie Health Care Center Metairie | 2.0 | 202 | 2.20 | 3.53 | 39.5% | 1 | $132,895 |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center Metairie | 2.5 | 124 | 2.16 | 3.43 | 42.0% | 5 | None |
| Waldon Health Care Center Kenner | 3.6 | 205 | 2.07 | 3.48 | 45.1% | 1 | $120,279 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility Jefferson | 3.6 | 30 | 2.37 | 6.83 | 25.6% | 5 | $8,186 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center Jefferson | 3.8 | 222 | 1.80 | 3.13 | 62.4% | 1 | None |
| Chateau Living Center Kenner | 4.7 | 215 | 1.63 | 3.04 | 47.5% | 1 | $159,972 |
| St Joseph of Harahan Harahan | 5.2 | 206 | 1.65 | 2.94 | 44.0% | 1 | $210,837 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.