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Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center

4502 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70131
(504) 361-7923
180 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

4502 General Meyer Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70131
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Bed capacity
180
CMS facility ID
195204
Care type
Nursing home
County
Orleans
Facility name
Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center
Street address
4502 GENERAL MEYER AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
New Orleans, LA 70131
Phone
(504) 361-7923

Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is licensed for 180 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Louisiana (122 beds).

It is one of 31 senior care facilities in New Orleans and 266 skilled nursing facilities across Louisiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center 16 times across 12 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Priority Management
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bauder Family Investments, Llc
Direct owner · Security-interest holder — 25% stake — since 2021
Fbgm, L.l.c.
Direct owner · Security-interest holder — 25% stake — since 2016
Boulware, Karen
Indirect owner — 13% stake — since 2016
Bauder, Kelly
Indirect owner — 6% stake — since 2021
Bauder, Madison
Indirect owner — 6% stake — since 2021
Bauder, Parker
Indirect owner — 6% stake — since 2021
Bauder, William
Indirect owner — since 2021
Boulware, Douglas
Direct owner · Operational control — since 2015
Boulware, Steven
Indirect owner · Operational control · Owner of a disclosable party — since 2016
Burks, Jonnay
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Daniels, Bertha
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Lipari, Blake
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Priority Management Group, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Progressive Rehab Solutions, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
8 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1986-08-19
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-03-12
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$229 per day (≈ $6,960/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
66% Medicaid · 20% Medicare · 14% private/other
Occupancy
70% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
11% below the LA median of $258/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
180
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-03-12Health inspection3 citations
F-0578
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-04-03
F-0688
D · No harm found
Provide 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.
Corrected 2026-04-03
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-04-03
2026-01-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0658
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2026-02-06
F-0842
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2026-02-06
8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2025-08-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0755
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-08-21
2025-03-19Health inspection3 citations
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-04-11
F-0693
D · No harm found
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 2025-04-11
F-0755
E · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-04-11
2024-09-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-27
2024-03-07Health inspection1 citation
F-0690
D · No harm found
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 2024-03-31
2023-12-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-01-14
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2024-01-14
2023-09-07Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0692
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-09-23
2023-08-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-09-15
2024-03-07Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-03-08
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 195204.
What people say on Google.
3.948 ratings on Google
★★★★LYDIA JENKINS MOLL · 2025-05-21 · via Google

“This is a 4-star living Convalesant center . The staff is courteous & professional. I personally have witnessed the fun activities they give for their residents.”

★Ezra · 2026-01-11 · via Google

“Don’t bring your loved ones here , they don’t fully change the residents , they low on supplies only uses one wipe to change someone , talks to the residents any kind of way , even move them any kind of way I wouldn’t want any of my loved ones in a nursing home like that . They are aware of everything that they’re doing wrong just don’t care .”

★Lilith Dee · 2019-06-08 · via Google

“Do not send any of your loved ones here. This place first off smells of every human bodily fluid imaginable. Second the nurses absolutely could care less if any patient dies. They will take their sweet time at their slowest speed to get to a patient. When you call especially at the 3-4 ish in the morning they will.make lies about where the nurses are at and hang up if you proceed to call to much a…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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