New Orleans Senior AdvisorChristwood is a 30-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 100 Christwood Blvd. in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #690. CMS gives Christwood an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Christwood's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Christwood an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 5 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 30 / 20.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Greenbrier Senior Living (2 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 22, 1996 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #690, Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | July 30, 1998 |
| Administrator on the license | Jason Weilbaecher |
On an average day it cares for about 21 residents, roughly 69% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Christwood?
January 28, 2026 is the date of Christwood's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 3 cited deficiencies: 3 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on December 18, 2024, recorded 3 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across New Orleans-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Christwood sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Christwood?
CMS's staffing data credits Christwood with 5.34 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 0.82 hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 4.55 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 55.2% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%). 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Christwood nearby?
With 30 certified beds it is smaller than the St. Tammany Parish median of 120 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Covington, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line, rated 4 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1330 Ochsner Blvd, 70433 | 1.0 | 172 | 4 of 5 | February 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Pontchartrain Health Care Center 1401 Hwy. 190, 70448 | 4.4 | 182 | 1 of 5 | July 15, 2026 | 9 |
| Trinity Trace Community Care Center 612 Holy Trinity Drive, 70433 | 4.8 | 116 | 5 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 6 |
| Heritage Manor of Mandeville 2202 Lonesome Road, 70448 | 6.8 | 145 | 3 of 5 | September 24, 2025 | 5 |
| Lacombe Nursing Centre 28119 Hwy. 190, 70445 | 15.1 | 98 | 3 of 5 | June 24, 2026 | 7 |
What is around Christwood in Covington?
Christwood sits in Covington, St. Tammany Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, about 1.7 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Slidell Memorial Hospital at about 24.3 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
St. Tammany Parish is higher ground on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, but areas near the lake, the Tchefuncte and Bogue Falaya rivers and around Slidell have flooded in past storms; federal rules require every certified nursing home to keep an emergency plan with evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures and an emergency power plan, so ask where residents went during the last evacuation.
The same address also holds Christwood Retirement Community (Level 3 assisted living ARCP), Christwood (Level 4 ARCP). CMS marks it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What should families ask Christwood before choosing it?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask how Christwood kept its latest inspection at 3 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Nursing turnover of 55.2% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 69% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Christwood accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
