The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited March 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center
Registered name: JO ELLEN SMITH CONVALESCENT CENTER
NEW ORLEANS, LA · Medicare-certified · 180 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of September 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center in New Orleans has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong health inspection and quality scores but a lower staffing rating of 2 out of 5. Reported nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6714 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6714.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.15
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.41
- Nurse aides
- 2.11
- Weekend nursing
- 3.06
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 36%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
22.1%24.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.8%0.8%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.9%4.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
0.9%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.4%5.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
10%3%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.1%5.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—3.7%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
4.4%3.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.2%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of PRIORITY MANAGEMENT · 38 homes · 2.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 119.4 residents on an average day (66% of 180 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 40 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.