New Orleans Senior AdvisorFerncrest Manor Living Center is a 200-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 14500 Haynes Blvd. in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #459. CMS gives Ferncrest Manor Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Ferncrest Manor Living Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Ferncrest Manor Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 1 and quality measures 2, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 200 / 132.5 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | April 8, 1987 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #459, Licensed through 09/30/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | April 6, 1987 |
| Administrator on the license | Jesse Shaffer |
On an average day it cares for about 132 residents, roughly 66% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Ferncrest Manor Living Center?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at Ferncrest Manor Living Center on May 20, 2026; CMS counts 11 health deficiencies in that cycle, 10 from the survey itself and 1 from complaint visits.
One cycle earlier (standard survey May 29, 2025), CMS logged 34 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 5 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is higher than most nearby homes.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $282,413 and 1 payment denial in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Ferncrest Manor Living Center?
Each resident at Ferncrest Manor Living Center receives about 2.32 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83), of which 0.22 hours come from registered nurses (about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.13 hours per resident per day. Turnover is not reported.
What are the alternatives to Ferncrest Manor Living Center nearby?
With 200 certified beds it is larger than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family in New Orleans, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family 6900 Chef Menteur Hwy, 70126 | 4.0 | 155 | 1 of 5 | August 27, 2025 | 13 |
| St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab 4021 Roneagle Way, 70122 | 7.1 | 127 | 1 of 5 | June 9, 2026 | 20 |
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Ctr. 4502 General Meyer Avenue, 70131 | 8.7 | 180 | 4 of 5 | March 12, 2026 | 5 |
| St Margaret's Daughters Home 3525 Bienville St, 70119 | 9.8 | 112 | 1 of 5 | August 20, 2025 | 16 |
| St. Jude 450A S Claiborne Ave, FL 6, 70112 | 9.8 | 116 | 1 of 5 | January 23, 2026 | 16 |
Where is Ferncrest Manor Living Center and what else is on its campus?
Ferncrest Manor Living Center sits in the New Orleans East & the Lower Ninth Ward part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is New Orleans East Hospital, about 1.9 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is St. Bernard Parish Hospital at about 6.6 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
Orleans Parish sits largely below sea level inside the federal hurricane levee system, so a storm plan here is as much about pumps, power and street flooding as about wind; federal rules require every certified nursing home to keep an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and an emergency power plan, so ask where residents went during the last evacuation.
What should families ask Ferncrest Manor Living Center before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask to see the plan of correction for the 11 deficiencies cited on May 20, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Ask what the $282,413 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 66% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Ferncrest Manor Living Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
