Orleans County, Louisiana
County inventory for Orleans 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
3 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Orleans County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Louisiana medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet LA-ORLEANS-LOUISIANA · Orleans, LA
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,485 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 3 HH
- RANK-HIGH #265/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Richmond
- AL-MID $5,163/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 3/3 HH
Photo-finish peer: Richmond County, GA (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 Orleans County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Orleans County: 3 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 1,485 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.4/5 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 Orleans providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts run softer here (5 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (36% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center, Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center, Our Lady of Wisdom 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 Orleans, 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 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Orleans County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center | New Orleans | 5/5 | 142 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center | New Orleans | 4/5 | 108 | For profit - Corporation |
| Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center | New Orleans | 4/5 | 138 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Covenant Home | New Orleans | 3/5 | 96 | Non profit - Church related |
| Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village | New Orleans | 3/5 | 120 | Non profit - Other |
| St. Margaret's Daughters Home | New Orleans | 2/5 | 112 | For profit - Individual |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center | New Orleans | 1/5 | 171 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Ferncrest Manor Living Center | New Orleans | 1/5 | 200 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family | New Orleans | 1/5 | 155 | Non profit - Corporation |
| St Bernard Nursing & Rehab | New Orleans | 1/5 | 127 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Jude'S Health & Wellness Center | New Orleans | 1/5 | 116 | Non profit - Other |
Home Health Agencies in Orleans County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Touro at Home Touro Infirmary | New Orleans | 4.0 |
| Home Health Care 2000-New Orleans | New Orleans | 2.0 |
| Christian Home Health Care, Inc | New Orleans | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Orleans 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 (11 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 Orleans County.