Memory careAssisted living
JO ELLEN SMITH CONVALESCENT CENTER
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedNEW ORLEANS, LALic. 195204
VBP-SLow SNF VBP readmission measure score (1.6)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
VBPLower SNF VBP program ranking (#10,238)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
Provided by facility
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center is a skilled nursing facility in New Orleans, providing short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. The center focuses on individualized care, offering a nurturing environment for residents recovering from surgery, managing chronic conditions, or needing ongoing support. With a dedicated staff, comfortable accommodations, and a variety of services including skilled nursing, outpatient therapy, and dementia care, residents receive comprehensive support tailored to their needs. The facility emphasizes both physical healing and emotional well-being, ensuring a respectful and dignified experience for all.
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
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Medicare overall
4/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.27 total HPRDRN 0.13 · weekend 91%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
10 inspections16 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 195204
Overall: 4/5 · Health: 4/5 · Staffing: 2/5 · QM: 4/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyMar 2026 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-578SS E — Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F-688SS D — Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- F-755SS D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Health surveyJan 2026 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-842SS B — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Health surveyAug 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Health surveyMar 2025 · CMS3 deficiencies
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-693SS D — Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Health surveySep 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Health surveyMar 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-690SS D — Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Fire safetyMar 2024 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL1 deficiencies
- K-353SS D — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Health surveyDec 2023 · CMS2 deficiencies
- F-755SS D — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-761SS D — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Health surveySep 2023 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-692SS E — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Health surveyAug 2023 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Write a reviewOperated by PRIORITY MANAGEMENT (privately held) since 1986.
- Aug 2021
operator transition — BAUDER, PARKER
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (6%) — BAUDER, PARKER - Aug 2021
operator transition — BAUDER, WILLIAM
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (NOT APPLICABLE) — BAUDER, WILLIAM - Aug 2021
operator transition — BAUDER, KELLY
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (6%) — BAUDER, KELLY - Aug 2021
operator transition — BAUDER, MADISON
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (6%) — BAUDER, MADISON - Aug 2021
operator transition — BAUDER FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (25%) — BAUDER FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC - Oct 2016
operator transition — BOULWARE, STEVEN
INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (NOT APPLICABLE) — BOULWARE, STEVEN - Oct 2016
operator transition — FBGM, L.L.C.
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (25%) — FBGM, L.L.C. - Oct 2016
operator transition — BOULWARE, KAREN
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (13%) — BOULWARE, KAREN