75.5/100
Above average
4502 General Meyer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70131
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is — two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: March 12, 2026 (5 months ago).
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
No actual harm, minimal potential
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Part of PRIORITY MANAGEMENT, which operates 38 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOULWARE, DOUGLAS | Individual | DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| BAUDER, WILLIAM | Individual | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| BOULWARE, STEVEN | Individual | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| BAUDER FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC | Organization | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | — |
| FBGM, L.L.C. | Organization | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | — |
| PRIORITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC | Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BOULWARE, DOUGLAS | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BOULWARE, STEVEN | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| BOULWARE, STEVEN | Individual | INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE O... | — |
| PRIORITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC | Organization | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| PROGRESSIVE REHAB SOLUTIONS, LLC | Organization | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| BURKS, JONNAY | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
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Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center holds an ElderGrade of B (75.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 3.67 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
No. None of the 15 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Yes, Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.