Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Priority Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 35.6% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center
4502 General Meyer AvenueNew Orleans, LA 70131
Orleans County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Louisiana average. With about 119 residents a day, that works out to roughly 252 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.41 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
35.6% of nursing staff at Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Priority Management, 38 homes
- Legal name: Priority Group Holdings, L.L.C.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 19, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village New Orleans | 1.4 | 120 | 2.60 | 4.37 | 50.4% | 3 | $40,248 |
| Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center New Orleans | 1.9 | 138 | 2.52 | 4.24 | 51.8% | 4 | None |
| St Jude's Health & Wellness Center New Orleans · abuse citation | 4.5 | 116 | 2.46 | 4.14 | 72.1% | 1 | $389,089 |
| Bayside Healthcare Center Gretna | 4.9 | 151 | 1.93 | 3.18 | 41.9% | 4 | None |
| Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family New Orleans | 5.4 | 155 | 2.14 | 3.80 | 65.9% | 1 | $156,653 |
| St. Margaret's Daughters Home New Orleans | 5.8 | 112 | 2.40 | 4.08 | 57.4% | 2 | None |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center Marrero | 6.0 | 188 | 2.55 | 4.27 | 53.8% | 3 | $48,420 |
| St Bernard Nursing & Rehab New Orleans | 6.0 | 127 | 2.06 | 3.11 | 58.8% | 1 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.