New Orleans Senior AdvisorCovenant Home is a 96-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 5919 Magazine Street in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #91. CMS gives Covenant Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Covenant Home's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Covenant Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 3 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 96 / 62.9 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Church related |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | November 20, 2004 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #91, Licensed through 07/31/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | June 30, 1972 |
| Administrator on the license | Margaret Hoffmann |
On an average day it cares for about 63 residents, roughly 66% of its certified beds (below the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did Covenant Home do on its latest inspections?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at Covenant Home on May 20, 2026; CMS counts 1 health deficiency in that cycle, 1 from the survey itself and 1 from complaint visits.
Looking back, the survey dated May 21, 2025 produced 11 deficiencies and infection-control reviews added 0 citations. Against the 5-deficiency median for nursing homes in the six parishes, the latest count is on the low side or typical.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Covenant Home?
Covenant Home reports 2.85 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83, including 0.47 registered-nurse hours (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.57 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 30.2% (lower than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 20.0%.
What are the alternatives to Covenant Home nearby?
With 96 certified beds it is smaller than the Orleans Parish median of 138 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center in New Orleans, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, rated 5 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Hainkel, Jr. Home & Rehabilitation Center 612 Henry Clay Avenue, 70118 | 0.3 | 142 | 5 of 5 | April 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Chateau De Notre Dame Community Care Center 2832 Burdette Street, 70125 | 2.5 | 171 | 3 of 5 | June 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Wynhoven Community Care Center 1050 Medical Center, 70072 | 2.5 | 188 | 4 of 5 | April 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Marrero Healthcare Center 5301 August Lane, 70072 | 2.8 | 105 | 5 of 5 | March 24, 2026 | 3 |
| Jefferson Healthcare Center 2200 Jefferson Hwy., 70121 | 3.4 | 222 | 1 of 5 | April 8, 2026 | 5 |
Where is Covenant Home and what else is on its campus?
Covenant Home sits in the Uptown, the Garden District & Carrollton part of New Orleans; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Touro Infirmary, about 1.1 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is University Medical Center New Orleans at about 3.5 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
Orleans Parish sits largely below sea level inside the federal hurricane levee system, so a storm plan here is as much about pumps, power and street flooding as about wind; 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.
What questions does Covenant Home's record raise?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Covenant Home kept its latest inspection at 1 deficiency, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 30.2% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- At about 66% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a both council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Covenant Home accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
