Overview
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Louisiana average of 2.6. It ranks 5th of 11 nursing homes in New Orleans. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 58% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 12, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Louisiana average of 6.1. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Louisiana nursing homes have been fined.
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center is a for-profit facility with 180 certified beds, caring for about 115 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1986.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 46%
Top 31%
Top 22%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.80 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.15 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.48 hrs
- Nurse aides2.16 hrs
- Physical therapists0.10 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 180
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 19, 1986
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes