Nursing home
Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center
5600 General Degaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Commcare Corporation (14 facilities) · 138 certified beds
Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.21 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Jun 25, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $33,501In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.21 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.7% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $33,501, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 5600 General Degaulle Dr
New Orleans, LA 70131 - CMS certification #
- 195509
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 138
- Avg residents/day
- 128.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-11-17
- Chain
- Commcare Corporation (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Commcare Corporation
Commcare Corporation operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Commcare Corporation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2023
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 15, 2023 to May 14, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $13,667 owed to 57 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center (Commcare Corporation). Case 2003791.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Bernard Parish Hospital, Chalmette. 3.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village, New Orleans. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Acts Home Health Care, Inc., Gretna. 2.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70131 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Ochsner Kidney Care - Algiers, New Orleans, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Westbank Chronic Renal Center, New Orleans, 1.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Southern Kidney Specialists - Gretna LLC, Gretna, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70131.
Heart Of Hospice, office in Gretna, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Anvoi Hospice, office in Metairie, 10.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gulf South Hospice Of New Orleans, office in Metairie, 11.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- New Orleans Physician Services Inc, Marrero. 6.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: Area protected by a levee from the 1% annual chance flood (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center staffed?
Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center reports 4.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center have?
Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center is certified for 138 beds.