Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility

• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 20, 2025

• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 20, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 20, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 11, 2024

• Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jun 11, 2024

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 26, 2024

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 17, 2024

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 17, 2024

Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility is located at 2614 Jefferson Hwy, 3rd Floor in Jefferson, Louisiana.

Reviews of Jefferson Healthcare are mixed: several families describe attentive nursing and physical therapy staff who help residents recover or manage conditions like dementia over multiple years, while at least one review describes serious lapses in basic care and communication. The facility is a small skilled nursing center tied to Ochsner Medical Center rather than a large campus with many amenities. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.

Ochsner Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 8 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

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