Metairie Health Care Center
Metairie Health Care Center in METAIRIE, LA — inspection on September 3, 2025.
Found 5 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Based on observation and interviews, the facility failed to post the required nurse staffing information at the beginning of each shift daily for 1 (09/02/2025) of 2 (09/02/2025, 09/03/2025) days observed for nurse staffing information.
Findings:Observation on 09/02/2025 at 10:10AM revealed the facility's posted nurse staffing information dated 09/02/2025 did not include the facility's daily census. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 12:45PM, S3CNA Supervisor indicated the posted daily nurse staffing information dated 09/02/2025 should have included the daily census. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 12:52PM, S1Administrator indicated he was unaware the daily posted nurse staffing information should include the daily census.
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LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
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COMPLETED
09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Metairie Health Care Center
6401 Riverside Drive Metairie, LA 70003
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the facility assessment included active involvement from direct care staff, residents, and residents' representatives in its development.
Findings:
Review of the facility assessment dated [DATE] revealed, in part, a resident and resident representative and direct care staff, including a Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) were not included in the development of the facility's assessment. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 12:52PM, S1Administrator confirmed he had no documentation the facility assessment dated [DATE] was developed with any of the above mentioned staff, residents, and/or residents' representatives.
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09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Metairie Health Care Center
6401 Riverside Drive Metairie, LA 70003
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on observations, interviews, and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure staff wore proper personal protective equipment (PPE) for a resident on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) and ensure staff performed hand hygiene during a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube (a medical device that provides nutrition, fluids, and medications directly into the stomach) dressing change for 1 (Resident #2) of 2 (Resident #2, Resident #3) sampled residents observed for indwelling device care.
Findings:
Review of the facility's undated EBP policy and procedure revealed, in part, gloves were to be used during high-contact resident care activities for residents with indwelling medical devices such as feeding tubes (a general term for PEG tube).
Review of facility's Handwashing/Hand Hygiene policy and procedure, revised on 12/2009 revealed, in part, employees must wash their hands before and after direct resident contact, before and after handing invasive devices, after handling soiled or used dressings, and after removing gloves.
Review of Resident #2's August 2025 physician's orders revealed, in part, an order to cleanse Resident #2's PEG tube site with normal saline or wound cleanser, pat dry, apply a drain sponge, and secure with tape as needed.
Review of Resident #2's care plan with a start date of 08/13/2024 and a next review date of 09/09/2025 revealed, in part, Resident #2 was on EBP with an intervention for staff to wear gloves.
Observation on 09/02/2025 at 11:55AM revealed S17Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) entered Resident #2's room without putting on gloves. S17LPN then removed Resident #2's PEG tube dressing with her ungloved hand, disposed of the dressing, and applied gloves without performing hand hygiene. S17LPN then cleaned Resident #2's PEG tube site, removed her gloves, did not perform hand hygiene, and redressed Resident #2's PEG tube site with ungloved hands.
Observation on 09/02/2025 at 12:00PM revealed an EBP sign on Resident #2's door that indicated providers and staff must wear gloves for high-contact resident care activities such as feeding tube care. In an interview on 09/02/2025 at 12:05PM, S17LPN indicated she did not wear gloves when she removed and replaced Resident #2's PEG tube dressing and did not perform hand hygiene after removing her gloves and should have. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 12:45PM, S2Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed S17LPN did not wear gloves and perform hand hygiene appropriately during PEG tube site care and should have.
Facility ID:
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COMPLETED
09/03/2025
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Metairie Health Care Center
6401 Riverside Drive Metairie, LA 70003
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Federal health inspectors cited Metairie Health Care Center in METAIRIE, LA for a deficiency under regulatory tag F-F0941 during a complaint investigation conducted on 2025-09-03.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
The facility was found deficient in the following area: Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.
Scope/Severity Level E: pattern, no actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm.
While no actual harm was documented, there was potential for more than minimal harm to residents.
This was one of 5 deficiencies cited during this inspection of Metairie Health Care Center.
Correction Status: Deficient, Provider has date of correction.
The facility reported correction as of 2025-10-02.
Based on record reviews and interviews, the facility failed to ensure direct care staff were provided Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) training for 5 (S10Certified Nursing Assistant [CNA], S12CNA, S14CNA, S15CNA, S16CNA) of 5 (S10CNA, S12CNA, S14CNA, S15CNA, S16CNA) sampled direct care staff investigated for training requirements.
Findings:Review of S10CNA's personnel record revealed, in part, S10CNA had a date of hire of 10/18/2021.
Further review revealed S10CNA did not receive QAPI training since hire.
Review of S12CNA's personnel record revealed, in part, S12CNA had a date of hire of 06/25/2024.
Further review revealed S12CNA did not receive QAPI training since hire.
Review of S14CNA's personnel record revealed, in part, S14CNA had a date of hire of 04/15/2025.
Further review revealed S14CNA did not receive QAPI training since hire.
Review of S15CNA's personnel record revealed, in part, S15CNA had a date of hire of 12/12/2022.
Further review revealed S15CNA did not receive QAPI training since hire.
Review of S16CNA's personnel record revealed, in part, S16CNA had a date of hire of 09/22/2011.
Further review revealed S16CNA did not receive QAPI training since hire. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 10:37AM, S3CNA Supervisor indicated she was responsible for providing training for a CNA's new hire orientation. S3CNA Supervisor further indicated QAPI training was not included in orientation training or in-services. In an interview on 09/03/2025 at 1:45PM, S2Director of Nursing confirmed S10CNA, S12CNA, S14CNA, S15CNA, and S16CNA had not received QAPI training.
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