Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Jefferson, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.37 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% above the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 25.6% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
2614 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd FloorJefferson, LA 70121
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 Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 2.37 hours per resident per day, 4% above the Louisiana average. With about 30 residents a day, that works out to roughly 71 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 2.64 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.82 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.83 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.15 | 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
25.6% of nursing staff at Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,186 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2024 | Fine | $8,186 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility holds 5 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Ochsner Clinic Foundation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 24, 1985
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jefferson Healthcare Center Jefferson | 0.4 | 222 | 1.80 | 3.13 | 62.4% | 1 | None |
| John A. Stassi II Community Care Center Metairie | 2.1 | 124 | 2.16 | 3.43 | 42.0% | 5 | None |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center New Orleans | 2.6 | 171 | 2.34 | 4.12 | 45.5% | 2 | $36,265 |
| John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center New Orleans | 3.5 | 142 | 2.75 | 4.40 | 37.6% | 5 | None |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center Metairie | 3.6 | 110 | 1.59 | 3.11 | 39.7% | 2 | None |
| St Joseph of Harahan Harahan | 3.6 | 206 | 1.65 | 2.94 | 44.0% | 1 | $210,837 |
| Covenant Home New Orleans | 3.7 | 96 | 2.04 | 3.20 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF Metairie | 3.8 | 49 | 2.01 | 7.66 | 20.5% | 5 | None |
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.