Jefferson County, Louisiana
County inventory for Jefferson County, Louisiana is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
17 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Jefferson County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 12 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet LA-JEFFERSON-LOUISIANA · Jefferson, LA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 12 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,807 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.3★ avg
- HH-MID 17 HH
- RANK-HIGH #235/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Galveston
- AL-MID $5,163/mo
- BOOK-FULL 12/12 NH · 17/17 HH
Photo-finish peer: Galveston County, TX (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Jefferson County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Jefferson County: 17 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 12 nursing homes and 1,807 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.3/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians: assisted living $5,163/mo, semi-private nursing $7,604/mo, private nursing $8,076/mo, home health aide $4,957/mo, adult day $1,913/mo. Local Jefferson providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (6 at 1★, 3 at 2★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 12 homes). Named 4★+ examples include East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF, Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility, St Anthony Community Care Center. Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Jefferson, LA
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 2★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Jefferson County
12 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital - SNF | Metairie | 5/5 | 49 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility | Jefferson | 5/5 | 30 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Anthony Community Care Center | Metairie | 5/5 | 124 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Bayside Healthcare Center | Gretna | 2/5 | 151 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Colonial Oaks Living Center | Metairie | 2/5 | 110 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center | Marrero | 2/5 | 188 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Chateau Living Center | Kenner | 1/5 | 215 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center | Jefferson | 1/5 | 222 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Marrero Healthcare Center | Marrero | 1/5 | 105 | For profit - Corporation |
| Metairie Health Care Center | Metairie | 1/5 | 202 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Joseph of Harahan | Harahan | 1/5 | 206 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Waldon Health Care Center | Kenner | 1/5 | 205 | For profit - Individual |
Home Health Agencies in Jefferson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Elara Caring | Metairie | 5.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health Care | Metairie | 4.5 |
| Central Home Health, LLC | Metairie | 4.0 |
| Egan Ochsner Home Health New Orleans | Harahan | 4.0 |
| Vitalcaring Group | Metairie | 4.0 |
| Audubon of New Orleans Home Health | Metairie | 3.5 |
| Family Homecare, Inc. | Metairie | 3.5 |
| Ochsner Home Health of New Orleans | Metairie | 3.5 |
| Covenant Home Health, LLC | Metairie | 3.0 |
| Guardian Home Health Care of la., Inc. | Metairie | 3.0 |
| Acts Home Health Care, Inc. | Gretna | 2.5 |
| Aveanna Healthcare | Metairie | N/A |
| Chateau Home Health Inc. | Kenner | N/A |
| Excellent Home Health Care, LLC | Gretna | N/A |
| Nurses Registry Home Health, Inc. | New Orleans | N/A |
| St Michael'S Home Health | Gretna | N/A |
| Total Home Health Care, LLC | Gretna | N/A |
Read next for home-health-dense Jefferson
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Jefferson County, LA, both outside LA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Louisiana overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (12 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (17 here).
Continue on the Louisiana elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Louisiana state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Jefferson County.