St Margaret's Daughters Home

    3525 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff and excellent care

    I stayed here and was impressed by the caring, well-trained staff, excellent nursing and therapy teams, and clear communication with my family. The clean, home-like facility felt welcoming with great activities (even a dog-training class), good meals, and attentive housekeeping. Overall a very positive experience - I would recommend it.

    Current/former 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

    3.93·(54)

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      3.4
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical and occupational therapy teams
    • Compassionate and responsive caregiving staff
    • Clean, well-maintained, home-like environment
    • Helpful and consistent housekeeping services
    • Supportive discharge and DME coordination
    • On-site chapel and comfortable common spaces
    • Engaging activities and resident social programs
    • Upgraded private and rehab rooms with TV/cable access
    • Home-style meal preparation and attentive food service
    • Safe-feeling infection-control practices during outbreaks

    Cons

    • Inconsistent nursing and aide competency
    • Medication-administration and refill process lapses
    • Poor administrative communication with families
    • Variability in staff conduct and professionalism
    • Weak supervision and transfer-safety practices
    • Inconsistent laundry and personal-belongings handling
    • Inconsistent dining quality and portioning
    • Odor and sanitation concerns in some areas
    • Overstretched staffing affecting responsiveness
    • Incident reporting, follow-up, and management responsiveness
    • Discriminatory conduct

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews for St Margaret's Daughters Home describe a facility with clear strengths in rehabilitation and a home-like environment, alongside recurring operational weaknesses. Many families praise the therapy teams and several named therapists, noting effective rehabilitation outcomes and strong discharge coordination. Housekeeping and communal spaces are frequently characterized as clean, bright, and welcoming; the facility’s chapel, upgraded rooms with TV/cable access, and organized group activities (including puzzles and resident interaction programs) contribute to a residential, community-oriented atmosphere. Multiple accounts also highlight individual staff members who provided compassionate, attentive care and quick responses when needed.

    Despite these positives, the reviews reveal a pattern of inconsistent clinical and operational performance. Concerns about nursing and aide competency recur, particularly around medication administration and timely refills. Several descriptions indicate gaps in supervision and transfer-safety practices that created fall and safety worries for families. Reviewers also noted variability in staff conduct and professionalism, with some families reporting unprofessional or discourteous interactions. Related operational issues include inconsistent laundry and personal-belongings handling, occasional odor and sanitation concerns in specific areas, and uneven meal quality and portioning.

    Management and communication are another mixed area. While some families experienced smooth, attentive administrative support (especially around discharge logistics), others described poor communication, slow incident follow-up, and limited responsiveness to family concerns. Staffing constraints and perceptions of overworked personnel were offered as possible contributors to inconsistent care and delayed responses. A small number of accounts raised concerns about discriminatory conduct; these are serious interpersonal issues that families should discuss with leadership and inspectors as appropriate.

    For prospective residents and families: St Margaret's Daughters Home appears to offer strong rehabilitation services, a pleasant physical environment, and examples of attentive caregiving. However, experiences vary, and particular attention should be paid to medication-management protocols, supervision and transfer safeguards, staff conduct and communication practices, and how the facility documents and follows up on incidents. Visiting during different shifts, asking about staffing patterns, reviewing recent inspection reports, and discussing medication and incident-response procedures with administration can help evaluate whether the facility’s strengths align with an individual’s care needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 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 Margaret's Daughters Home is located at 3525 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA, 70119.

    About St Margaret's Daughters Home

    St Margaret's Daughters Home sits in a peaceful neighborhood in New Orleans, LA, offering assisted living, memory care, independent living, skilled nursing, long-term and short-term stays, respite care, hospice in-home services, and non-medical home care. This place uses a household model where groups of eight to ten beds, mostly in private rooms, let people feel more at home than in a hospital, and what's nice is you see plenty of cozy living spaces with indoor lounge areas and patios where residents can gather, play bingo, do arts and crafts, or go outside for a bit of sunshine in three landscaped gardens and a courtyard. Staff here screen carefully for safety with background and drug checks, immunizations, and driving history, and the care team includes skilled healthcare professionals who provide help with things like grooming, toileting, meals, medication, and moving around, all with a familiar touch since the staff get to know everyone, and they keep things running with attention and dignity. People living here can spend time in a quiet chapel, the library, a modern salon, or one of four activity rooms and multi-purpose rooms for birthday parties and special events, and there's a dining room, a country kitchen, and a hearth room which all make the huge 130,000 square foot facility feel like a home rather than an institution. St Margaret's Therapy offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy on-site to help with recovery and independence, while the pharmacy on the grounds helps manage medication needs quickly. The place is set up for folks with Alzheimer's or dementia in a safe, structured part of the home, and some staff even go to people's houses for in-home care, helping with laundry, light cleaning, personal care, and setting up meals for those who need to stay at home. Residents find plenty to do, from field trips and Mardi Gras balls to small group gatherings and health and wellness programs, and the place feels warm and welcoming, with clean new spaces and a steady sense of community. The facility observes spiritual needs with an onsite chapel and offers a serene retreat away from city noise. St Margaret's Daughters Home has the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for nursing, and the place has provided care with respect and concern for comfort since 1889.

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    St Margaret's Daughters Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 3525 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA 70119.

    No, St Margaret's Daughters Home 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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