Ponchatoula Community Care Center
Nursing home in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, CMS certification number 195543
1560 Highway 51, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 · Tangipahoa County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 6, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ponchatoula Community Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ponchatoula Community Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ponchatoula Community Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.29
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.16
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.42
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.71
- Weekend total hours
- 3.49
- Nursing staff turnover
- 32.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 6, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 15, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ponchatoula Community Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 120.9 residents live here, about 86% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 120.9
- Certified since
- April 17, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ponchatoula Community Care Center
- Legal business name
- Commcare Corporation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 19 homes nationally under Commcare Corporation, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ponchatoula Community Care Center
- Belle Maison Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC15704 Medical Arts Plaza, Hammond 70403
- Landmark Nursing Center Hammond42250 North Oaks Dr, Hammond 70403
- Hammond Nursing Home501 Old Covington Highway, Hammond 70403
- Heritage Healthcare of Hammond1300 Derek Drive, Hammond 70403
- Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1330 Ochsner Blvd, Covington 70433
Who inspects nursing homes in Louisiana
Louisiana's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Louisiana, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ponchatoula Community Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ponchatoula Community Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Ponchatoula Community Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ponchatoula Community Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ponchatoula Community Care Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ponchatoula Community Care Center?
Commcare Corporation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.