Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center

    5600 General De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.82·(45)

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiver staff
    • Dedicated and involved nursing leadership
    • Strong physical and occupational therapy program
    • Engaging activities program and group therapy
    • On-site chapel and regular spiritual programming
    • Light-filled, accessible building and maintained common areas
    • Attentive housekeeping and room presentation
    • Therapy-focused care that supports return-to-home outcomes

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing and high caregiver turnover
    • Heavy reliance on agency and temporary staff
    • Weak scheduling and staffing coordination
    • Gaps in medication-administration and discharge processes
    • Inconsistent responsiveness to resident care needs
    • Variable meal quality and limited menu variety
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in some areas
    • Admissions and phone-communication process weaknesses
    • Perceived poor management accountability and workplace culture
    • Allegations of theft and property-security concerns

    Summary of reviews

    Reviews of Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center present a mixed but coherent picture: the facility is frequently praised for its clinical rehabilitation services, spiritual offerings, and many staff members who provide empathic, hands-on care. The therapy department (physical and occupational) receives consistent positive comments for creating individualized plans and helping residents regain mobility and return home. Many families also highlight a dedicated nursing director and caregiving staff who demonstrate professionalism, compassion, and effective family communication when present.

    At the same time, a recurrent operational theme is staffing instability. Reviewers describe high caregiver turnover, frequent use of agency or temporary staff, and scheduling gaps that appear to affect continuity of care. These workforce challenges are linked in multiple accounts to delays in attending to residents, inconsistent assistance with personal care needs, and uneven adherence to activity schedules. Some reviews describe strong staff members who compensate for these gaps, which helps explain why individual experiences vary widely.

    Management and administrative processes are another area of divergence. Positive comments cite transparent clinical communication and coordinated therapy plans; negative comments point to poor scheduling practices, unresponsive or unprofessional administrative interactions, and concerns about accountability. Discharge planning and medication handling emerge as specific operational weaknesses in some accounts — reviewers describe instances of insufficient discharge coordination and medication-management lapses. Prospective families may wish to probe these processes directly with leadership.

    Facility and amenities are generally well regarded in terms of design: the building is described as accessible and light-filled, with a well-maintained chapel and pleasant common areas. However, some reviewers raised maintenance and sanitation issues in particular units or rooms, and there are occasional reports of room environment problems. Dining receives mixed feedback — several reviewers praise meals, while others call out limited menu variety and inconsistent meal experiences.

    The overall pattern is polarized: many first-hand accounts describe excellent, compassionate care and successful rehabilitation outcomes, while a distinct subset notes systemic operational problems tied to staffing, scheduling, and management responsiveness. Families considering this facility should ask specific, targeted questions about current staffing ratios, agency-staff use, recent turnover, medication-reconciliation and discharge protocols, menu options, and unit-level sanitation and maintenance practices to gauge whether the facility’s strengths are consistently delivered for their relative or loved one.

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    Medicare Ratings

    4·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center is located at 5600 General De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA, 70131.

    About Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center

    Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center sits on General Degaulle Drive in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a big property lined with trees and a traditional New Orleans courtyard that gives folks a nice outdoor space, and you'll find six different households there, each with its own living spaces, and even though there are both private and semi-private rooms, the shared rooms feel more private since the baths go between the beds, and you get the feeling of comfort from things like vaulted ceilings, arched windows, stained glass, and plenty of natural light. The place has 136 certified beds and has been managed by Commcare Management Corporation since June 2023, plus it works as a non-profit, and you'll see that it used to be operated by the Catholic Church but now the state runs it. The staff offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing/rehab services, so they're able to help people needing different levels of care, including those with Alzheimer's, dementia, or those who just need a little extra help dressing, bathing, or getting around the place. The center has a strong focus on helping residents build strength and recover, aiming for folks to go home when possible, and the care team works to make sure residents can do as much as they're able while still looking after them with 24-hour supervision.

    The building's got some nice touches-there's a chapel for quiet reflection, an auditorium and Tuscany Hall for bigger gatherings or events, plus a resource library with information on elder health, Medicare, Medicaid, and other wellness topics, and the fitness center, rehab gym, and on-site salons try to keep things comfortable for everyone, while the regular trips, activities, and volunteer-run programs keep people from feeling lonely or left out. Meals come prepared, either one or two a day, and the place helps with laundry, housekeeping, and transportation if needed. The nursing staff includes skilled professionals, therapists for occupational, physical, or speech therapy, and regular physician services, though there's been some concern noted in reports, like deficiencies in infection control and food service, and a higher nurse turnover rate, though receptionists and staff generally have a reputation for courteous treatment and residents get person-centered care that aims to make them feel respected and dignified. The community belongs to a larger network of care, offering options from independent living to skilled nursing, hospice, and adult day care services, and the people there strive to make everyone feel comfortable and cared for, focusing a lot on comfort, dignity, and supporting people as their needs change over time, and family members, volunteers, or community members are invited to join activities and help residents enjoy time together.

    People often ask...

    Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 5600 General De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131.

    No, Our Lady of Wisdom 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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