With a double-digit total of nursing homes in the city, you ought to be be able to find a quality nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana. This city's nursing homes received a city grade of C, which is not one of our better scores at the city level. We also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of La Place, which received a city grade of D. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the nursing homes in New Orleans to be slightly better. One of the highlights of this city's profile is its nursing homes' impressive inspection ratings, which is addressed in the next section.
This city's nursing homes received an inspection grade which is superior to its overall grade. We gave them grade of B+ in this area. Inspection ratings are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. New Orleans also received an impressive long-term care grade where it received a grade of B in this category. In the last two categories, the city received a C for its short-term care grade and a C for nursing.