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Jo Ellen Smith Living Center

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  • Memory Care

Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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4502 General Meyer Avenue,
New Orleans LA 70131

(504) 361-7923

69.83% estimated occupancy 1

Jo Ellen Smith Living Center is a large nursing home located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Featuring an overall score of B-, this is likely a decent nursing home. You could certainly do worse than this place. One of the major highlights of this nursing home's report card is its stellar inspection score, which we will address in the next section.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Secure Memory Care 
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Dentistry
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Tracheotomy Care
  • Podiatry
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Laboratory
  • X-Ray
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Audiology
  • Colostomy Care
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

To pair with its decent overall score, we awarded this nursing home an A for its inspection grade. This score is far better than the facility's overall grade. Our inspection scores are based on several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Even some of the best nursing homes receive an occasional ding on their inspection report.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's higher category scores was in the area of long-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. Facilities that receive this type of score in this category tend to provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure patients are well cared for. In addition to looking at the quantity of care provided by aids and other staff, we also looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility gave the vaccine to 100 percent of its patients, which is very impressive. Pneumonia sadly can be a deadly condition for nursing home patients so we strongly prefer when a nursing home doesn't leave this to chance. Finally, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. In fact, it had only 0.04 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

This nursing home's third highest category ended up being short-term care. In that category, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-. Our short-term care ratings are meaningful for people seeking rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes more highly-skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a wide range of nursing services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, as well as other types of therapy. It doesn't look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The final datapoint we assessed in this category is the number of residents that were able to return home from the nursing home. We found that just 5.7 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home. Unfortunately, this was below average.

Nurse Quality

Grade: F

This facility's weakest area is nursing, which is the final area we looked at. We gave it a lowly F in this area. Despite multiple decent grades in other areas, this score is nevertheless of a concern so we wanted to draw your attention to it. There are a variety of subcategories included in this category. Many of the factors reflect nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. On top of receiving below average scores for total nursing hours, this nursing home was less impressive in some of the quality-based metrics we looked at in computing our nursing ratings. We looked at the percent of patients sustaining pressure ulcers and found that this place was at approximately 150 percent of the national average in this metric.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Jo Ellen Smith Living Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: C

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 11.68% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percent of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 2.43% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term care residents who have experienced a fall which resulted in serious injury. We use this statistic in determining our nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who sustained a urinary tract infection. UTI's are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are often caused by a facility with lower levels of hygiene. However, this statistic can also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: C

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 20.21% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This indicates the percent of long-term care residents taking antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic drugs serve an important medical purpose, it is important to ensure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited cases, increased usage of these drugs may suggest that a nursing home is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 4.41% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from depression or anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 6.54% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who are exhibiting symptoms of depression. Higher levels of depression may indicate a less hospitable environment.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 99.81% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-plus

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 12.93% of Patients

This is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and using the bathroom. Some believe this is a measure of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 3.12% of Residents

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients who were able to retain mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 0.04 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per thousand days of patient care. There is typically a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 3.12% of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Keeping residents out of the hospital during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Jo Ellen Smith Living Center, 11.34% of Patients

This is the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care.

Scores for New Orleans, LA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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