Nursing home
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
450A S Claiborne Ave, Fl 6, New Orleans, LA 70112 · Map
Non profit - Other · 116 certified beds
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in New Orleans, Louisiana. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.49 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Jan 30, 2025 cited 28 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 8 fines totaling $389,001In CMS records: 8 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How St Jude's Health & Wellness Center compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.49 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.83 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 72.4% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 28.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 8 fines totaling $389,001, 8 total penalties.
What inspectors found at St Jude's Health & Wellness Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 450A S Claiborne Ave, Fl 6
New Orleans, LA 70112 - CMS certification #
- 195517
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 116
- Avg residents/day
- 77.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-11-20
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around St Jude's Health & Wellness Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2024
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What St Jude's Health & Wellness Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
An assisted living facility downtown offering 24/7 nursing care, therapy services, and social activities in a homelike setting.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
We offer a wide range of services from independent living to memory care and hospice, ensuring that residents receive tailored support at every stage of their needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Margaret’s offers both private and semi-private room options.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 10, 2024 to Dec 13, 2025. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $14,069 owed to 6 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: St. Margaret's Family of Care (St. Margaret's Foundation). Case 5094012.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- University Medical Center New Orleans, New Orleans. 0.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- St. Margaret's Daughters Home, New Orleans. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lcmc Health Home Care, New Orleans. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70112 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci - Tulane-New Orleans, New Orleans, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc - New Orleans Uptown, New Orleans, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Earhart Dialysis, New Orleans, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70112.
St Margaret'S Home Health And Hospice, office in New Orleans, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Heart Of Hospice, office in Gretna, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Notre Dame Hospice, office in Metairie, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans Faculty G, New Orleans. 0.3 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Jude's Health & Wellness Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives St Jude's Health & Wellness Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is St Jude's Health & Wellness Center staffed?
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center reports 4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has St Jude's Health & Wellness Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 28 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does St Jude's Health & Wellness Center have?
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center is certified for 116 beds.