New Orleans Senior AdvisorCovington is the St. Tammany Parish seat on the Bogue Falaya and Tchefuncte rivers, with about 14,474 residents in 2025 Census estimates and fast growth in the unincorporated areas along Highway 190 and Interstate 12; Madisonville and Abita Springs are nearby. St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington is the Northshore's main hospital, with rehabilitation and specialty hospitals nearby.
The Covington area has the Northshore's largest concentration of licensed care: several large assisted living buildings opened in the last decade, a continuing care retirement campus, nursing homes and many home health and hospice offices. That growth means newer buildings, but it also means shorter state records, so the license dates below are worth reading.
How much licensed senior care is in Covington & Madisonville, Louisiana?
The Louisiana Department of Health's October 2026 roster lists 7 licensed adult residential care providers and 3 nursing homes with Covington & Madisonville addresses, in a community of about 14,474 residents (Census Bureau, July 1, 2025).
| Available in Covington & Madisonville | Not available in Covington & Madisonville | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (LDH roster) | Adult residential care providers: 7, Nursing homes: 3, Home health agencies: 7, Hospices: 6 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Adult day health care centers |
| Level 3 or 4 assisted living | 6 buildings | — |
Which assisted living providers are licensed in Covington & Madisonville?
Covington & Madisonville has 7 licensed adult residential care providers on LDH's October 2026 roster, 6 at Level 3 or 4; the largest is Sage Lake Senior Living, licensed for 120 residents.
| Facility | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed | License status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christwood 100 Christwood Boulevard, 70433 | Level 4 | 34 | 2013 | Licensed through 02/28/2027 |
| Sage Lake Senior Living 1444 Andrew Dr., 70433 | Level 3 | 120 | 2019 | Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| St Anthony's Gardens 601 Holy Trinity Drive, 70433 | Level 3 | 102 | 2016 | Licensed through 05/31/2027 |
| Avanti Senior Living at Covington 2234 Watercross Parkway, 70433 | Level 3 | 98 | 2017 | Licensed through 06/30/2027 |
| The Retreat at Covington 19432 Crawford Road, 70433 | Level 3 | 95 | 2011 | Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Christwood Retirement Community 100 Christwood Blvd., 70433 | Level 3 | 18 | 2017 | Licensed through 12/31/2026 |
| Honeysuckle Place, LLC 125 Honeysuckle Drive, 70433 | ARCP | — | 2025 | Licensed through 04/30/2027 |
What nursing homes are in Covington & Madisonville, and how does CMS rate them?
3 licensed nursing homes are in Covington & Madisonville, with 318 certified beds; 3 of the 3 with a CMS overall rating hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed capacity | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christwood 100 Christwood Blvd., 70433 | 5 of 5 | 30 | January 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1330 Ochsner Blvd, 70433 | 4 of 5 | 172 | February 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Trinity Trace Community Care Center 612 Holy Trinity Drive, 70433 | 5 of 5 | 116 | December 3, 2025 | 6 |
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers are based in Covington & Madisonville?
7 licensed home health agencies, 6 hospices and 0 adult day health care centers list an address in Covington & Madisonville; agencies usually serve clients well beyond their office ZIP code.
- Concerned Care Home Health, Inc. — home health agency, license #2203786197, first licensed 1970
- Family Home Health Agency — home health agency, license #2203786683, first licensed 1991
- Key Home Health Care — home health agency, license #2203786902, first licensed 1995
- Ochsner Home Health of Covington — home health agency, license #2203784888, first licensed 1984
- Pulse Home Health Care — home health agency, license #2203785723, first licensed 1984
- Southeast Louisiana Home Health, LLC — home health agency, license #2203784395, first licensed 1970
- St. Tammany Hospital Home Health — home health agency, license #2203785841, first licensed 1984
- Concerned Care Hospice — hospice, license #2203786195, first licensed 2004
- Egan Hospice — hospice, license #2203784826, first licensed 2007
- Passages Hospice — hospice, license #2203786892, first licensed 2012
- St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care Northshore, LLC — hospice, license #2203785545, first licensed 2007
- St. Tammany Hospital Hospice — hospice, license #2203785973, first licensed 1995
- Traditions Health — hospice, license #2203785142, first licensed 2004
Which hospitals are closest to Covington & Madisonville?
Measured from the center of the area, the closest acute-care hospitals on LDH's licensed roster are St. Tammany Parish Hospital (about 0.5 miles) and Slidell Memorial Hospital (about 24.8 miles).
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner is about 30.3 miles away. These are straight-line distances between ZIP-code centroids, useful for comparison but not drive times.
Who helps older adults in Covington & Madisonville for free?
St. Tammany Council on Aging, the area agency on aging and council on aging for St. Tammany Parish, is at (985) 892-0377 (72060 Ramos Dr., Covington, LA 70433); Louisiana Options in Long-Term Care at 1-877-456-1146 handles requests for Medicaid waiver and nursing home services.
Covington & Madisonville is outside the ZIP codes LDH lists for PACE Greater New Orleans, so the Community Choices Waiver and LT-PCS are the main Medicaid routes to care at home.
Licensing complaints go to LDH's Health Standards Section at 1-888-810-1819, and the long-term care ombudsman for the New Orleans region is reached at (800) 833-9883.
