Nursing home report
METAIRIE, LA · Medicare-certified · 202 beds
Metairie Health Care Center has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspections and low staffing and quality scores (2 stars each). Reported nurse staffing is 3.53 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and the facility had $72,360 in fines in the last 24 months, including a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.531 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.531.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: K
The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: K
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $72,360 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $132,895 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 19, 2024
Federal fine
Dec 19, 2024
Federal fine
Jan 26, 2024
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
