Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center in New Orleans, LA

Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in Orleans county at 5600 General Degaulle Dr, New Orleans, Louisiana 70131. You can reach out to the office of Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center via phone at (504) 394-5991. This skilled nursing facility has 138 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 78.77%. Its legal business name is Notre Dame Health System and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Corporation.

Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center (Medicare CCN 195509) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2000 (24 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in September, 2019.

Contact Information

Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center
5600 General Degaulle Dr, New Orleans, Louisiana 70131
(504) 394-5991

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NameOur Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center
Location5600 General Degaulle Dr, New Orleans, Louisiana
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds138
Occupancy Rate78.77%
Medicare ID (CCN)195509
Legal Business NameNotre Dame Health System
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Corporation

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.

NPI Number1558369777
Organization NameINTER-COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE, INC.
Doing Business AsOUR LADY OF WISDOM HEALTHCARE CENTER
Address5600 General De Gaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131
Phone Number504-394-5991

NPI Number1962934505
Organization NameCOMMCARE CORPORATION
Doing Business AsOUR LADY OF WISDOM COMMUNITY CARE CENTER
Address5600 General Degaulle Dr, New Orleans, LA 70131
Phone Number504-394-5991

Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines1
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$650
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties1

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Our Lady Of Wisdom Health Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased25.7614.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.025.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder30.648.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder3.031.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.462.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.575.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.853.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine61.5493.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12.5914.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine25.1783.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.671.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened38.4517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication20.7419.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers12.127.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.4295.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function57.7967.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine37.6582.93

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