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Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center, New Orleans, LA: 4 star rating, no fines

Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center in New Orleans, LA is owned by Bauder Family Investments, LLC, is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 13 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on March 12, 2026, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

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Address
4502 General Meyer Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70131
Overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measure rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
180
Residents per day
115 on average
Ownership type
For profit, corporation
Legal business name
Priority Group Holdings, L.L.C.
Chain
Priority Management, 38 facilities
Fines
$0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
Payment denials
0
Health citations
13, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Latest survey
March 12, 2026
CMS Certification Number
195204
On Care Compare
Medicare Care Compare

Recent health citations

Citations from health inspections, newest first.

Survey dateTagWhat CMS citedScope and severityStatusCorrected onSource
March 12, 2026F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 3, 2026data.cms.gov
March 12, 2026F688Provide 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.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 3, 2026data.cms.gov
March 12, 2026F578Honor 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.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 3, 2026data.cms.gov
January 15, 2026F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.B: pattern, minimal harm potentialCorrectedFebruary 6, 2026data.cms.gov
January 15, 2026F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedFebruary 6, 2026data.cms.gov
August 5, 2025F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedAugust 21, 2025data.cms.gov
March 19, 2025F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 11, 2025data.cms.gov
March 19, 2025F693Ensure 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.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 11, 2025data.cms.gov
March 19, 2025F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedApril 11, 2025data.cms.gov
September 5, 2024F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedSeptember 27, 2024data.cms.gov
March 7, 2024F690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedMarch 31, 2024data.cms.gov
December 14, 2023F761Ensure 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.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJanuary 14, 2024data.cms.gov
December 14, 2023F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harmCorrectedJanuary 14, 2024data.cms.gov

Owners and managers

Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 15 individual or personal trusts (8 owners, 2 managers, 1 officers, directors or trustees, 3 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.

OrganizationRoleShareSinceSource
Bauder Family Investments, LLCDirect owner25%August 20, 2021data.cms.gov
Priority Management Group, LLCOperational or managerial controlNot listedOctober 1, 2016data.cms.gov
Bauder Family Investments, LLCSecurity interestNot listedAugust 20, 2021data.cms.gov
Priority Management Group, LLCAdditional disclosable partyNot listedOctober 1, 2016data.cms.gov
Progressive Rehab Solutions, LLCAdditional disclosable partyNot listedJanuary 1, 2023data.cms.gov

Also on SpecStream

Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.