The St. Margaret’s Family stands at the intersection of new-age technologies and traditional values when it comes to elder care.
Retirement-age individuals in the Greater New Orleans community are part of a particularly vulnerable demographic. The St. Margaret’s Family’s goal as stewards of the city’s senior communities is to treat their residents as elders were treated in bygone eras: as communal treasures, as storytellers, as guardians and purveyors of the deep wisdom that only time can bestow. In their ninety-three years, St. Margaret’s has had great success in combining modern techniques and technologies with a keen appreciation for the humanity and dignity of the elders they serve.
The household model featured on their Mercy campus is one of their proudest accomplishments. By foregoing clinical hallways and industrial lighting in favor of “neighborhoods” – private and semi-private apartments gathered around living rooms and open-concept kitchens on each floor – they provide top notch care in a homelike environment that reminds residents that they remain a critical, central participant in the vibrant community they have helped to build throughout their lives.
Favorite NOLA Festival: French Quarter Festival
Sand or Snow: Definitely sand
Favorite NOLA Food: A good ole crawfish boil
– Marianna Dion, Chief Operations Officer
stmmercy.org • 504-279-6414 • 3525 Bienville St, New Orleans
