Christwood

What does Louisiana's license record show for Christwood?

Yes: LDH's October 2026 Licensed Providers Report lists Christwood under license #2203781597, and LDH's directory gives it a capacity of 34, smaller than the 95-resident median for the 28 larger ARCPs in the six-parish area.

First licensed in 2013, the license is renewed by LDH and is tied to this address and licensee; a sale, lease or change of operator is a change of ownership LDH must be told about.

Can Christwood provide nursing care?

Yes, within limits: as a Level 4 ARCP, Christwood may provide intermittent nursing services and must have a registered nurse as nursing director on call 24 hours a day, but no ARCP may keep a resident who needs continuous monitoring by licensed staff (LAC 48:I.6845).

Level 4 is the only ARCP level allowed to deliver nursing itself, and the only level where staff may give IV therapy, on a time-limited basis under RN, physician or advanced practice nurse supervision. Ask which nursing tasks are included in the base rate and which are billed as extras.

Does Christwood offer memory care?

Louisiana's public data cannot answer that; an ARCP must disclose a dementia program to LDH, but the list is not published, so the written program policies Christwood must keep on hand are the document to request.

Every ARCP's direct care staff must have at least two hours of dementia training within 90 days of hire and each year, but a specialized program requires eight. ARCPs nearby whose licensed names reference memory care include Anderson Memory Care LLC (24.9 mi), Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care (30.9 mi).

Where are Christwood's state survey reports?

Louisiana does not put ARCP survey reports online in bulk, so the posted copy at Christwood is the fastest route; the rule requires any statement of deficiencies to be displayed where residents and visitors can read it.

Re-licensing surveys and complaint investigations are unannounced. If a plan of correction was required, ask to see it next to the deficiencies, and ask what changed. To report a concern, the Health Standards Section's complaint line is 1-888-810-1819.

What is Christwood's hurricane plan?

Louisiana treats storm planning as part of the license, so Christwood must have a written evacuation and shelter-in-place plan, tag each resident with identification and give residents its evacuation procedures in writing; that copy is the first thing to request.

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. Ask for the name of the host site, how medications travel with residents, and the written formula for any extra disaster charges, which LDH requires in the pre-residency information.

What are the alternatives to Christwood nearby?

The closest other ARCP licensed for nine or more residents is Avanti Senior Living at Covington in Covington, in the same ZIP code, listed as Level 3 (assisted living) with 98 licensed residents.

Where is Christwood and what is nearby?

Christwood is in Covington, St. Tammany Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, in the same ZIP code.

Next is Slidell Memorial Hospital at about 24.9 miles. Distances use ZIP-code centroids, so treat them as approximate.

If nursing home care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (0.8 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Christwood (1.7 mi, CMS 5 of 5).

PACE Greater New Orleans does not list ZIP code 70433, so home-based Medicaid help here would come through LT-PCS or the Community Choices Waiver.

The same street address also holds Christwood Retirement Community (Level 3 assisted living ARCP, license #2203783013), Christwood (nursing home, license #690).

What questions should we bring to Christwood?

Let the state rules set the agenda: ask where the latest LDH findings are posted, and read the plan of correction with them.

• Ask who the RN nursing director is and how many licensed nurses are on each shift.
• Ask whether medications are given by staff (licensed nurses or certified medication attendants) or only self-administered with help, and what that costs.
• Ask for the residency agreement's termination criteria; Louisiana lets residents appeal an involuntary discharge within 30 days.
• Ask for the rate history and the care-level price list, and confirm the 30-day written notice for increases.
• Ask to meet the administrator on the license, Jamie Ball, and who is in charge overnight.