St Anthony Community Care Center

    6001 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Attentive staff, clean, welcoming community

    My mom moved in recently and I'm relieved - the nursing staff are attentive, genuinely caring, and treat residents like family, knowing them by name. The facility is very clean with no odors, a full calendar of activities she enjoys, and helpful, compassionate staff who made the transition smooth; I'm grateful and would recommend this warm, personable place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.63·(35)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.3
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      3.5
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Attentive and competent nursing staff
    • Rehabilitation and therapy equipment
    • Engaging activities program and full calendar
    • Frequent live entertainment and organized events
    • Accessible dining area with generally good food
    • Clean, odor-free environment and well‑maintained interior
    • Fenced outdoor garden and landscaped grounds
    • Dementia care unit with small shared rooms
    • Administrator accessibility and open-door policy
    • Family-like, personalized resident relationships
    • Proactive communication during admissions and transitions
    • Comparable cost to other local facilities
    • Visible clinical presence on shifts
    • Supportive emotional and palliative-style care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staff quality and staffing reliability
    • Gaps in medication-administration and timing controls
    • Weak fall-prevention and transfer-safety protocols
    • Pressure‑injury prevention and wound-management gaps
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene concerns
    • Inadequate clinical responsiveness and family communication
    • Inconsistent therapeutic-diet delivery and meal accommodations
    • Administrative communication issues and discharge-policy concerns
    • Security and elopement-prevention deficiencies
    • Small, frequently shared rooms limiting privacy
    • Aging physical plant with variable room conditions

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews describe a polarized experience at this facility: many families praise compassionate caregivers, a robust activities program, and a clean, gardened environment, while others describe significant clinical and operational concerns. Strengths commonly noted include engaged nursing and therapy staff, visible rehabilitation equipment, a full calendar of social and spiritual activities (bingo, entertainers, holiday events, outings), and an accessible dining area. The facility’s outdoor garden and fenced areas, administrator accessibility, and the sense of a family-like culture are additional positive themes.

    Clinical quality is mixed. Several reviewers described strong hands-on nursing, effective rehabilitation, and emotionally supportive end-of-life care. Conversely, a number of reviewers reported serious clinical issues that point to systemic gaps: inconsistent medication administration and timing, fall and transfer safety weaknesses, lapses in pressure‑injury prevention and wound management, and delays in incontinence-related care. A few accounts referenced severe adverse outcomes; these comments suggest the need for careful scrutiny of clinical oversight, handoff practices, and contingency protocols.

    Staffing and management present a similar contrast. Many families highlighted staff who know residents by name, provide personalized attention, and facilitate smooth transitions. At the same time, reviewers described variability in staff competence and patience, especially for residents requiring feeding or dementia-specific support. Management involvement is sometimes cited as a positive (open-door administrator, proactive communication), yet there are also allegations of problematic administrative communication and concerning handling of discharge and complaint situations, which warrant direct inquiry during a tour.

    Dining, activities, and facilities show both strengths and limitations. Activities are a clear asset — frequent events, entertainers, and outings contribute to social engagement. Dining is generally acceptable to many families, though some noted inconsistencies in therapeutic-diet execution and meal quality for special-diet residents. The facility is described as clean and odor‑controlled overall, with an attractive garden; however, rooms are often small and frequently shared, and the building is older, producing variability in room size and condition.

    Notable patterns for prospective families: the facility can provide attentive, family-oriented care and an active social environment, but there are recurring operational concerns related to staffing consistency, medication and wound-care protocols, fall prevention, incontinence care, and security measures. When evaluating this facility, families should ask specific questions about staffing ratios, medication administration processes, wound- and pressure‑injury prevention protocols, transfer and shower safety procedures, dementia-personalized care plans, elopement-prevention measures, and how administrative complaints and discharge decisions are handled. A targeted tour and direct conversations with nursing leadership can help clarify whether the facility’s strengths align with an individual resident’s clinical and safety needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    St Anthony Community Care Center is located at 6001 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA, 70003.

    About St Anthony Community Care Center

    St Anthony Community Care Center sits over on 3421 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 203, in Metairie, and it's a nonprofit place that belongs to the CommCare network, and you'll find it's all on one floor so there aren't any stairs to worry about, and the place takes Medicaid and gets recognized for meeting quality standards, including the 2025 Bronze National Quality Award from the American Healthcare Association. Folks here find a warm, cozy setting where the staff work hard on high-quality care, whether someone needs short-term rehab after a hospital stay or is settling in for longer assistance. The center runs a skilled nursing community with 24-hour nursing care, assisted living and independent living choices, and strong memory care programs for folks living with dementia or Alzheimer's. Services include palliative and hospice care, memory care, transitional "rehab to home" programs, and full therapy options with physical, occupational, and speech therapists-plus a fully equipped rehabilitation gym to help people get stronger and, hopefully, support their return home if that's the plan. They handle specialized nutrition and can help with wellness and preventive care, too, and if a family needs a break while caring for a loved one, respite services are offered. A dedicated team that includes administrators, directors, and medical professionals-physicians, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, nurses, and more-oversees each resident's care plan based on what that person needs, with social workers and interpreters (including ASL and Foreign Language Interpreters on request) helping too. Social activities and daily programs keep everyone engaged, whether folks are relaxing in the inner courtyard, taking outings, spending time in the library or café, or joining events in the recreation spaces or the salon for a haircut. The surrounding community-including volunteers, families, and Chamber of Commerce partners-often gets involved to help make sure there's a welcoming, connected, and close-knit feel, and residents can join all kinds of wellness and learning classes, fitness sessions, and special interest groups. St Anthony Community Care Center has a true community approach, supporting body, mind, and spirit by giving people a place that's safe and social, with daily attention to health and quality of life.

    People often ask...

    St Anthony Community Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 6001 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70003.

    No, St Anthony Community Care Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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