Ponchatoula Community Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ponchatoula Community Care Center is a 140-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, part of Commcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 35.2% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Ponchatoula Community Care Center
1560 Highway 51Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Tangipahoa 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 Ponchatoula Community Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Louisiana average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 320 aide hours a day, or about 40 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) | 2.62 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.40 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.17 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.42 | 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
35.2% of nursing staff at Ponchatoula Community Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. 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 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. Ponchatoula Community Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Ponchatoula Community Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Commcare Corporation, 14 homes
- Legal name: Commcare Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 17, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ponchatoula Community Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Belle Maison Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC Hammond | 1.0 | 140 | 2.22 | 3.49 | 49.6% | 3 | None |
| Landmark Nursing Center Hammond Hammond | 1.5 | 150 | 2.34 | 3.77 | 48.6% | 2 | $175,997 |
| Hammond Nursing Home Hammond | 2.9 | 120 | 2.63 | 3.47 | 16.4% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Heritage Healthcare of Hammond Hammond | 3.0 | 108 | 1.79 | 3.16 | 45.1% | 1 | $13,715 |
| Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Covington | 18.5 | 172 | 2.59 | 3.94 | 52.2% | 4 | $13,625 |
| Christwood Covington | 18.5 | 30 | 2.67 | 4.70 | 35.7% | 5 | None |
| The Lodge at Tangi Pines Amite | 19.6 | 100 | 2.96 | 4.08 | 49.6% | 3 | $127,180 |
| Pontchartrain Health Care Center Mandeville · SFF candidate | 22.3 | 182 | 2.20 | 3.55 | 54.7% | 1 | $105,898 |
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.