• CMS rates this facility 4/5 stars (above average)
• Has 108 certified beds with an average of 129.1 residents per day (120% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 4 deficiencies (inspected Mar 19, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $5,055 across 1 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 3.53 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 38.8%
• Part of the Priority Management chain (38 facilities)
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center is a 4-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana with 108 certified beds. It has been operating since 1986. The facility scored above average compared to Louisiana facilities.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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.
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAUDER FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 25% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| FBGM, L.L.C. | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 25% | Oct 1, 2016 |
| BOULWARE, DOUGLAS | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 50% | Jul 23, 2015 |
| BAUDER, KELLY | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 6% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| BAUDER, MADISON | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 6% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| BAUDER, PARKER | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 6% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| BAUDER, WILLIAM | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 6% | Aug 20, 2021 |
| BOULWARE, KAREN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 13% | Oct 1, 2016 |
| BOULWARE, STEVEN | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | 13% | Oct 1, 2016 |
| PRIORITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Oct 1, 2016 |
| BOULWARE, DOUGLAS | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 23, 2015 |
| BOULWARE, STEVEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2023 |
| BAUDER FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Aug 20, 2021 |
| FBGM, L.L.C. | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Oct 1, 2016 |
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