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 July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Jo Ellen Smith Living Center in New Orleans has a 4 out of 5 overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and quality ratings but a 2-star staffing rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were no 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 nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited August 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
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 · 2.8 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.