New Orleans Senior AdvisorForest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 172-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 1330 Ochsner Blvd in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #2203781572. CMS gives Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Covington?
CMS gives Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 2 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) | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 172 / 160.6 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Operator chain (CMS) | The Beebe Family (48 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | June 1, 2000 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #2203781572, Licensed through 02/28/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | November 5, 1965 |
| Administrator on the license | Nicholas Casteel |
On an average day it cares for about 161 residents, roughly 93% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center do on its latest inspections?
Inspectors from LDH's Health Standards Section last completed a standard health survey at Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on February 11, 2026; CMS counts 3 health deficiencies in that cycle, 3 from the survey itself and 0 from complaint visits.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on January 30, 2025, recorded 6 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across New Orleans-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports 1 fine totaling $13,625 and 1 payment denial in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Each resident at Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center receives about 3.86 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 3.83), of which 0.24 hours come from registered nurses (about the same as the New Orleans-area median of 0.24).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.27 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 54.7% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 46.2%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center nearby?
With 172 certified beds it is larger than the St. Tammany Parish median of 120 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Christwood in Covington, about 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christwood 100 Christwood Blvd., 70433 | 1.0 | 30 | 5 of 5 | January 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Pontchartrain Health Care Center 1401 Hwy. 190, 70448 | 5.2 | 182 | 1 of 5 | July 15, 2026 | 9 |
| Trinity Trace Community Care Center 612 Holy Trinity Drive, 70433 | 5.3 | 116 | 5 of 5 | December 3, 2025 | 6 |
| Heritage Manor of Mandeville 2202 Lonesome Road, 70448 | 7.4 | 145 | 3 of 5 | September 24, 2025 | 5 |
| Lacombe Nursing Centre 28119 Hwy. 190, 70445 | 15.8 | 98 | 3 of 5 | June 24, 2026 | 7 |
What is around Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Covington?
Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center sits in Covington, St. Tammany Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, about 0.8 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Slidell Memorial Hospital at about 24.8 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.
What should families ask Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center kept its latest inspection at 3 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Nursing turnover of 54.7% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- Ask what the $13,625 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 93% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a both council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
