St Jude's Health & Wellness Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center is a 116-bed nonprofit nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 72.1% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
450A S CLaiborne Ave, Fl 6New Orleans, LA 70112
Orleans County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At St Jude's Health & Wellness Center, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Louisiana average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 189 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.41 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.14 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.73 | 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
72.1% of nursing staff at St Jude's Health & Wellness Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 23, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $389,089 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine | $320,520 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Fine | $8,811 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Fine | $8,811 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. St Jude's Health & Wellness Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: STM Ventures LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 20, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St. Margaret's Daughters Home New Orleans | 1.5 | 112 | 2.40 | 4.08 | 57.4% | 2 | None |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center New Orleans | 2.2 | 171 | 2.34 | 4.12 | 45.5% | 2 | $36,265 |
| Covenant Home New Orleans | 3.4 | 96 | 2.04 | 3.20 | 30.2% | 4 | None |
| St Bernard Nursing & Rehab New Orleans | 3.6 | 127 | 2.06 | 3.11 | 58.8% | 1 | None |
| John J Hainkel Jr Home and Rehabilitation Center New Orleans | 3.6 | 142 | 2.75 | 4.40 | 37.6% | 5 | None |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center Jefferson | 4.3 | 222 | 1.80 | 3.13 | 62.4% | 1 | None |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center Marrero | 4.5 | 188 | 2.55 | 4.27 | 53.8% | 3 | $48,420 |
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center New Orleans | 4.5 | 180 | 2.11 | 3.67 | 35.6% | 4 | 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.