Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals | Bruce Greenstein, Secretary

Facility-Based Programs

A nursing facility provides 24-hour care for rehabilitative, restorative and ongoing skilled-nursing care to patients or residents in need of assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing, transferring, toileting and eating. Learn more.

Individuals qualify medically for long-term care facility services if they:

• Meet the level of care criteria for admission to a nursing facility, and
• Have an order from a physician licensed in Louisiana for admission into a nursing facility, and
• Are screened prior to admission for a history or active treatment of mental illness and/or mental retardation/developmental disabilities according to federal regulations.

The DHH Office of Aging and Adult Services operates one long-term care facility:

• Villa Feliciana Medical Complex

To inquire about nursing facility or home- and community-based services, call the Louisiana Options in Long Term Care Hotline at 1.877.456.1146 (TDD 1.877.544.9544). Call Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The call is free.