Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility sits on the third floor at 2614 Jefferson Highway in New Orleans, so folks living nearby have easy access, and with its 30 certified beds inside a hospital building, people can feel sure that all kinds of medical help are close at hand. The facility serves a big area, about 382,333 people, and keeps occupancy pretty high around 93%. It's a non-profit, and the place only takes Medicare for payment, so Medicaid won't work here. Staff members help with all the basics like bathing, dressing, and medicine, and they're ready to help those who can't move around on their own, too. The nurses and therapists give all kinds of care-occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and speech therapy-with careful tracking of progress for every patient, so people can move along with their recovery at their own pace and with close attention. They offer a lot of special programs for stroke recovery, amputee recovery, cardiac and orthopedic rehab, mental health, oncology, and all the main therapies.
Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility has won Best Nursing Home in New Orleans and in Louisiana from 2019 through 2021, and they've kept an A+ overall grade with strong inspection reports. Since it's inside a hospital, getting to doctors for appointments and having extra medical support is simple, and with the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center close by, getting more specialized care isn't a problem. There's a 24-hour call system and staff always watching over everyone. The team also helps people keep up with life, offering nutritious meals-including special diets for allergies and diabetes-in a community dining room with meal service offered all day.
For comfort, there's an arts room, movie nights, walking paths, a garden, and a barber/salon for residents who want to keep up with their grooming. There's a focus on making sure people stay active and social, with both staff-run and resident-led activities set up throughout the week, plus move-in help to make things smoother when someone first comes in. The facility has had regular surveys for things like health and fire safety, and while there were some recent deficiencies noted-as almost every place gets-Ochsner keeps working on maintaining good standards, uses advanced rehab technology, and offers tours of the care areas for those who want to see how things work day to day. The staff measures outcomes for each patient, does a lot with family and community resources and gives information and support not just to patients but also to their caregivers. Every person who stays here gets an individualized plan, with plenty of check-ins to make sure recovery or long-term care is going as well as possible.
