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Belle Vie Living Center

Nursing Home

Updated Nov 1, 2021 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating

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535 Commerce Street,
Gretna LA 70056

(504) 393-9595

68.11% estimated occupancy ¹

Note: Data for Belle Vie Living Center has not been updated recently. This page shows historical performance which may not be representitive of current service levels.

Belle Vie Living Center is the sole facility we identified in Gretna, Louisiana. We awarded this facility an overall grade of B. A score in this range requires solid scores in most areas. This nursing home truly has plenty working in its favor. We were also pleased to find that this nursing home did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Accepts Medicare ¹
Accepts Medicaid ¹
No CCRC
Has Resident Council
No Family Council
For profit - Corporation

Specialized Services

Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling

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Facility Inspections

On top of receiving a great overall score, this nursing home also earned first-rate inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our better scores in this area, with an A+. Inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This nursing home received 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none were considered to be severe deficiencies. This tells you that the inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to be an imminent threat to resident health or safety. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor leaves us less concerned with this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Adding to its impressive profile, this place also excelled in the category of nursing. In fact, we awarded it an B+ for that category. Our nursing grade focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We weigh both the levels of training of the nurses and the amount of time spent with patients. This facility provided 0 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can many times be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

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Short-term Care Quality

This facility's third most favorable area ended up being short-term care. In that area, we gave this facility a B-. Our short-term care grades are probably most important for people in need of a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing means not merely nursing services, but also physical and respiratory therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. It does not look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last measure we considered in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 4.6 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

The next area we rated is long-term care. We awarded this facility a B- in that category. In the category of long-term care, we analyze the quantity of services offered by a nursing home, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 97.75785 percent of its patients. Lastly, this nursing home was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

Belle Vie Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

In Belle Vie Living Center, 9.59% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

In Belle Vie Living Center, 2.24% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who sustained a fall leading to severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

In Belle Vie Living Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This figure indicates the percent of long-term stay residents who have sustained a urinary tract infection. While a higher rate of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's cleanliness, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

In Belle Vie Living Center, 23.91% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used only where medically required. In some cases, increased usage of these drugs may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

In Belle Vie Living Center, 10.8% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term residents taking antianxiety medications.

Managing Depression Among Residents

In Belle Vie Living Center, 0% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients demonstrating signs of depression. Higher rates of depression could imply lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

In Belle Vie Living Center, 94.91% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term patients who received the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

In Belle Vie Living Center, 17.02% of Patients

This tells you the percent of residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

In Belle Vie Living Center, 14.65% of Residents

This metric tracks the percent of long-term residents that were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

In Belle Vie Living Center, 0.03 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This metric tracks the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of patient care. Staying out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical health of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

In Belle Vie Living Center, 14.65% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

In Belle Vie Living Center, 5.09% of Patients

This indicates the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

In Belle Vie Living Center, 28.86% of Resident

This metric measures the percentage of short-term stay patients who experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Many in the industry would argue that this is a reliable measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

West Jefferson Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 4.02 miles away1101 Medical Center Blvd Marrero Louisiana 70072Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 347-5511
Touro InfirmaryAcute Care Hospitals 4.69 miles away1401 Foucher Street New Orleans Louisiana 70115Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 897-8247
Tulane Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 5.55 miles away1415 Tulane Ave New Orleans Louisiana 70112Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 988-5263
St Bernard Parish HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.59 miles away8000 West Judge Perez Drive Chalmette Louisiana 70043Government - Hospital District or Authority(504) 826-9500
University Medical Center New OrleansAcute Care Hospitals 6.04 miles away2000 Canal Street New Orleans Louisiana 70112Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 903-3000
Childrens HospitalChildrens 6.26 miles away200 Henry Clay Ave New Orleans Louisiana 70118Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 899-9511
Ochsner Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 8.72 miles away1516 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans Louisiana 70121Voluntary non-profit - Private(504) 842-3000
New Orleans East HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 10.67 miles away5620 Read Blvd New Orleans Louisiana 70127Government - Hospital District or Authority(504) 592-6600

Nearby Dialysis

Dci - Westbank-Gretna0.62 miles away1010 Behrman Hwy Gretna Louisiana 70056Dialysis Stations: 22 (504) 391-9572
Davita - Oakwood Dialysis2.38 miles away148 Hector Ave Gretna Louisiana 70056Dialysis Stations: 12 (504) 376-1603
Davita - Westbank Chronic Renal Ctr2.39 miles away3631 Behrman Pl New Orleans Louisiana 70114CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 25 (504) 366-0808
Fmcna - Gretna2.51 miles away959 Behrman Hgwy Gretna Louisiana 70056Dialysis Stations: 17 (504) 391-1041
Davita - Algiers Dialysis2.72 miles away2924 General Degaulle Dr New Orleans Louisiana 70114Dialysis Stations: 13 (504) 367-0006
Fkc - Algiers3.01 miles away2908 General Degualle Dr New Orleans Louisiana 70114Dialysis Stations: 13 (504) 227-1521
Davita - Marrero Dialysis Center3.55 miles away1908 Jutland Dr Harvey Louisiana 70058CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 17 (504) 347-6224
Fmcna - Marrero4.1 miles away7325 Westbank Expressway Marrero Louisiana 70072Dialysis Stations: 23 (504) 348-1845