Louisiana has 266 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
23 Louisiana facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital - Snf | Metairie | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Lasalle Nursing Home | Jena | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility | Jefferson | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Snf | Baton Rouge | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Greenbriar Community Care Center | Slidell | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| John J Hainkel Jr Home And Rehabilitation Center | New Orleans | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Cornerstone Post Acute Care Of Bossier | Bossier City | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Prairie Manor Nursing Home | Pine Prairie | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| The Lodge At Lane | Zachary | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ |
| Ponchatoula Community Care Center | Ponchatoula | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 18 Louisiana facilities with an abuse icon and lists 6 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Oaks Skilled Nursing And Rehabilitation | Bossier City | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Harvest Manor Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center | Denham Springs | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Heritage Manor Health & Rehab | Bossier City | Special Focus |
| Lakeshore Manor Nursing & Rehab | Slidell | Special Focus |
| Pontchartrain Health Care Center | Mandeville | Special Focus |
| White Oak Post Acute Care | Baton Rouge | Special Focus |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your Louisiana search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.