JO ELLEN SMITH CONVALESCENT CENTER

📍 4502 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE, new-orleans, LA 70131 📞 5043617923 🛏️ 180 beds

Overall Rating

⭐⭐
2/5

Health Inspection

⭐⭐⭐
3/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality Measures

⭐⭐⭐
3/5

Inspection History Overview

28
Total Violations
8 years of data
$0
Total Fines
0 penalties
7
Inspections
Since 2014
21
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Health Violations by Year

2025 3 violations

Tag 0656 D Mar 19, 2025

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Apr 11, 2025
Tag 0693 D Mar 19, 2025

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.

✓ Corrected: Apr 11, 2025
Tag 0755 E Mar 19, 2025

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Apr 11, 2025

2024 1 violations

Tag 0690 D Mar 7, 2024

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

✓ Corrected: Mar 31, 2024

2023 10 violations

Tag 0755 D Dec 14, 2023

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Jan 14, 2024
Tag 0761 D Dec 14, 2023

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.

✓ Corrected: Jan 14, 2024
Tag 0692 E Sep 7, 2023

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

✓ Corrected: Sep 23, 2023
Tag 0880 E Aug 9, 2023

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Tag 0578 D Mar 23, 2023

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.

Tag 0656 B Mar 23, 2023

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Tag 0657 B Mar 23, 2023

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Tag 0677 D Mar 23, 2023

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Tag 0761 E Mar 23, 2023

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.

Tag 0880 E Mar 23, 2023

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

2022 2 violations

Tag 0686 E Oct 21, 2022

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

✓ Corrected: Dec 2, 2022
Tag 0880 E Jun 28, 2022

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

✓ Corrected: Aug 5, 2022

2020 1 violations

Tag 0759 E Jan 3, 2020

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

✓ Corrected: Feb 17, 2020

2019 3 violations

Tag 0656 D Aug 29, 2019

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Oct 13, 2019
Tag 0677 D Aug 29, 2019

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

✓ Corrected: Oct 13, 2019
Tag 0755 D Aug 29, 2019

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

✓ Corrected: Nov 26, 2019

2018 5 violations

Tag 0609 D Sep 13, 2018

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

✓ Corrected: Oct 28, 2018
Tag 0883 D Sep 13, 2018

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

✓ Corrected: Oct 28, 2018
Tag 0656 D May 3, 2018

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

✓ Corrected: Jun 17, 2018
Tag 0697 D May 3, 2018

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

✓ Corrected: Jun 17, 2018
Tag 0842 D May 3, 2018

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

✓ Corrected: Jun 17, 2018

2017 3 violations

Tag 0282 D Aug 25, 2017

Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

✓ Corrected: Oct 9, 2017
Tag 0441 D Aug 25, 2017

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

✓ Corrected: Oct 9, 2017
Tag 0225 D Jun 29, 2017

1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.

✓ Corrected: Aug 13, 2017

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March 7, 2024
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December 14, 2023
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September 7, 2023
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August 9, 2023
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March 23, 2023
0.00

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October 21, 2022
0.00

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June 28, 2022
0.00

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Ownership Information

For profit - Corporation
Independent (Not part of a chain)
195204
195204
5043617923
Orleans

Historical Ownership Records

August 25, 2025
Organization
August 25, 2025
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August 25, 2025
Individual