During the first quarter of 2026, St. Jude’s Health & Wellness Center was under the ownership of St. Margaret’s Foundation, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). St. Margaret’s Foundation has held ownership of the Orleans County nursing home since May 11, 2015.
The facility is classified as a nonprofit nursing home.
In that quarter, St. Jude’s Health & Wellness Center earned an overall CMS rating of one, below Louisiana’s state average of 2.5 for nursing homes. CMS scores homes on key measures including health inspection results, staffing levels, and resident care quality.
CMS data shows St. Jude’s Health & Wellness Center cared for an average of 76.9 residents per day during the first quarter of 2026, with 116 beds on site. The center is currently not affiliated with a hospital.
In the first quarter of 2026, the nursing home incurred eight fines, totaling $389,001, and faced eight penalties.
Orleans County, Louisiana, had a total of seven nonprofit nursing homes.
Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate the United States continues to see growth among older adults even as numbers for younger age groups have decreased. Between 2020 and 2024, the population of Americans age 65 and older expanded by 13%, while people under age 18 declined by 1.7%. The country’s population of older adults has risen significantly in the last hundred years, climbing from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.
A study from 2021 estimates that nearly half of Americans in this age group—about 28 million people—are likely to need long-term services and supports, with more than one-third projected to require nursing home care at some point.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, an insurance education organization. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Nursing Home | Owner | Ownership Type | Overall Rating | Avg. No. of Residents per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau DE Notre Dame Community Care Center | Commcare Corporation | Non profit – Corporation | 2 | 153.3 |
| Ferncrest Manor Living Center | Lexis Nunez | For profit – Limited Liability company | 1 | 128.7 |
| Jo Ellen Smith Convalescent Center | Bauder Family Investments, LLC, FBGM, LLC, and Douglas Boulware | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 125.2 |
| John J Hainkel JR Home and Rehabilitation Center | Louisiana Children’s Medical Center | Non profit – Corporation | 5 | 109.7 |
| Our Lady of Wisdom Community Care Center | Commcare Corporation | Non profit – Corporation | 4 | 127.9 |
| St. Bernard Nursing & Rehab | LA 10 Opco Holdco, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 117.5 |
| St. Jude’s Health & Wellness Center | St. Margaret’s Foundation | Non profit – Other | 1 | 76.9 |
| St. Margaret’s Daughters Home | The St. Margaret’s Daughters | For profit – Individual | 2 | 102.8 |
| Willow Wood at Woldenberg Village | Woldenberg Village, Inc. | Non profit – Other | 2 | 108.8 |
Information in this article was gathered from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The underlying data is available here.
