St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
New Orleans, Louisiana · CCN 195517
39 surveys since 2010, 10 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 146
- Surveys
- 39
- Harm or worse
- 10
- Immediate jeopardy
- 9
Findings at the most serious level CMS records. 2 of these were recorded as past non-compliance — corrected before the survey.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 116
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Orleans
- Medicare-certified since
- 2000
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 1
- Health inspection
- 1
- Staffing
- 3
- Quality measures
- 2
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 96 facilities of 100–127 beds in Louisiana.
Last survey on record
Jun 24, 2026
138 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 4.14 | 4.16 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.26 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 72.1% | 44.1% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $389,089 across 6 penalties
- Abuse icon
- Flagged by CMS on Care Compare
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J23.4% | K23.4% | L23.4% |
| Actual harm | G11.7% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D3966.1% | E1220.3% | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B11.7% | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6003×
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F6893×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F7613×
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.
- F8803×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F5502×
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at St Jude's Health & Wellness Center, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF728Apr 8, 2024
Based on record reviews, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure staff working as nurse aides met minimum state-approved competency and training requirements for 8 (S4Direct Service Worker [DSW], S5DSW, S6DSW, S7DSW, S8DSW, S11DSW, S12DSW, and S15Front Desk Receptionist [FDR]) of 13 (S3DSW, S4DSW, S5DSW, S6DSW, S7DSW, S8DSW, S9DSW, S10DSW, S11DSW, S12DSW, S13Certified Nursing Assistant [CNA], S14CNA, and S15FDR) personnel files reviewed. On [DATE], at approximately 7:17 a.m., an Immediate Jeopardy occurred when the facility allowed S4DSW, S11DSW, and S12DSW to work independently with residents as nurse aides without having met the minimum state-approved competency and training requirements. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Apr 8, 2024
Based on observations, record reviews, and interviews, the facility failed to be administered in a manner that enabled it to use its resources effectively and efficiently by failing to ensure staff working as nurse aides met minimum state-approved competency and training requirements for 8 (S4DSW, S5DSW, S6DSW, S7DSW, S8DSW, S11DSW, S12DSW, and S15FDR) of 13 (S3DSW, S4DSW, S5DSW, S6DSW, S7DSW, S8DSW, S9DSW, S10DSW, S11DSW, S12DSW, S13CNA, S14CNA, and S15FDR) personnel files reviewed. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF770Mar 13, 2025
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to obtain laboratory services in a timely manner per physician's orders for 1 (Resident #1) of 3 (Resident #1, Resident #2, Resident #3) sampled residents investigated for pharmaceutical services. This deficient practice resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy situation on 02/04/2025 when Resident #1's valproic acid level (a blood test to measure the amount of valproic acid in the blood) was not drawn after being ordered by Resident #1's nurse practitioner on 01/29/2025. On 02/17/2025, Resident #1 was observed by the facility to be lethargic and was transferred to the hospital. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF835Mar 13, 2025
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility's administrative staff failed to use its resources efficiently and effectively to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of residents by failing to oversee the effective implementation of physician laboratory orders for 1 (Resident #1) of 3 (Resident #1, Resident #2, Resident #3) sampled residents investigated for pharmaceutical services. This lack of administrative oversite resulted in an Immediate Jeopardy situation on 02/04/2025 when Resident #1's valproic acid level (a blood test to measure the amount of valproic acid in the blood) was not drawn after being ordered by Resident #1's nurse practitioner on 01/29/2025. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Mar 5, 2026
Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to protect the resident's right to be free from physical and verbal abuse by a staff member for 1 (Resident #1) of 3 sampled residents investigated for abuse.The deficient practice resulted in an immediate jeopardy situation for Resident #1 on 02/17/2026 at approximately 4:00PM, when S4Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) physically and verbally abused Resident #1 by hitting him repeatedly on his face, head, and shoulders with a closed fist, by putting her knee on Resident #1's neck, by grasping Resident #1's shirt and attempting to drag Resident #1 across the floor, and by yelling at Resident #1, b***h, don't hit me and b***h, I'm tired of you. […]
Read 26 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 26 of 146 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Jun 24, 2026Complaint6 findings
- Mar 5, 2026Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 23, 2026Standard and complaint7 findings
- Oct 1, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Sep 10, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Mar 13, 2025Complaint5 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 30, 2025Standard16 findings
- Dec 6, 2024Complaint1 finding
Show the 31 earlier surveys
- Nov 26, 2024Complaint1 finding
- Jul 31, 2024Complaint3 findings
- Apr 8, 2024Complaint2 findings · 2 harm
- Feb 8, 2024Standard11 findings
- Jul 12, 2023Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Mar 16, 2023Standard2 findings
- Dec 7, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Aug 30, 2022Complaint3 findings
- Apr 7, 2022Standard4 findings
- Jan 14, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Oct 8, 2020Standard3 findings
- Jul 9, 2020Infection control3 findings
- Mar 22, 2019Standard5 findings
- May 23, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Apr 26, 2018Standard7 findings
- May 12, 2017Standard and complaint5 findings
- Jun 30, 2016Standard3 findings
- Feb 29, 2016Complaint3 findings
- Aug 19, 2015Complaint5 findings
- Jul 23, 2015Standard5 findings
- Jun 4, 2015Complaint1 finding
- Jul 3, 2014Standard2 findings
- Apr 30, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Sep 6, 2013—4 findings
- Jan 24, 2013—2 findings
- Nov 29, 2012—5 findings
- May 16, 2012—1 finding
- Dec 8, 2011—13 findings
- Aug 10, 2011—3 findings · 3 harm
- Apr 27, 2011—1 finding
- Oct 26, 2010—2 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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