Overview
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Louisiana average of 2.6. It ranks 9th of 11 nursing homes in New Orleans. Its strongest area is staffing (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 81% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 23, 2026, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the Louisiana average of 6.1. 14 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 6 fines totaling $389,089 in the past three years.
St Jude's Health & Wellness Center is a nonprofit facility with 116 certified beds, caring for about 80 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 82%
Top 78%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 14
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 6 totaling $389,089
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.16 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.24 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.46 hrs
- Nurse aides2.47 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 80
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 20, 2000
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes