New Orleans Senior AdvisorLuling Living Center is a 117-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1125 Paul Maillard Road in Luling, St. Charles Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #810. CMS gives Luling Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Luling Living Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Luling Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 1, staffing 3 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 117 / 52.3 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | April 9, 2025 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #810, Licensed through 08/31/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | December 15, 1976 |
| Administrator on the license | Michael GUILLERA |
On an average day it cares for about 52 residents, roughly 45% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Luling Living Center?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Luling Living Center is dated March 25, 2026 and recorded 8 health deficiencies (8 from the standard survey and 4 from complaint investigations).
One cycle earlier (standard survey March 10, 2025), CMS logged 8 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 1 fine totaling $25,002 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Luling Living Center?
CMS's staffing data credits Luling Living Center with 3.76 nurse hours per resident day, about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 0.30 hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.26 hours per resident per day. Turnover is not reported.
How does Luling Living Center compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 117 certified beds it is smaller than the St. Charles Parish median of 120 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Ormond Nursing and Care Center in Destrehan, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormond Nursing and Care Center 22 Plantation Road, 70047 | 3.6 | 124 | 5 of 5 | July 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Waldon Health Care Center 2401 Idaho Street, 70062 | 9.6 | 205 | 1 of 5 | January 14, 2026 | 4 |
| St Joseph of Harahan 405 Folse Dr., 70123 | 9.7 | 206 | 1 of 5 | March 3, 2026 | 7 |
| Chateau Living Center 716 Village Road, 70065 | 9.8 | 215 | 1 of 5 | June 29, 2026 | 7 |
| Metairie Health Care Center 6401 Riverside Drive, 70003 | 11.2 | 202 | 1 of 5 | December 17, 2025 | 6 |
Where is Luling Living Center and what else is on its campus?
Luling Living Center sits in Luling, St. Charles Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Charles Parish Hospital, about 7.5 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner at about 10.1 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
St. Charles Parish lies on both banks of the river upstream of the city, with flood risk shaped by the river levees and the West Bank hurricane protection project; 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 we ask on a tour of Luling Living Center?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 8 deficiencies cited on March 25, 2026, and what changed afterward.
- Ask what the $25,002 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 45% 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 Luling Living Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
