New Orleans Senior AdvisorOak Life Care, LLC is a Louisiana-licensed adult residential care provider at 2200 Gause Boulevard in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, listed by the Louisiana Department of Health as Level 3 (assisted living) with a licensed capacity of 50 residents (license #2203786430, expires October 31, 2027).
What do LDH's records say about Oak Life Care, LLC?
The Health Standards Section's October 2026 roster carries Oak Life Care, LLC as a licensed ARCP (#2203786430) with 50 licensed residents; among the 28 New Orleans-area ARCPs licensed for 17 or more, the middle is 95.
| Record | Value |
|---|---|
| License | ARCP #2203786430 (LDH Health Standards Section) |
| LDH state ID | AC0008318 |
| ARCP level | Level 3 (assisted living) |
| Licensed capacity (LDH directory) | 50 residents |
| First licensed | July 20, 2011 (about 15 years) |
| Current license issued | September 3, 2026 |
| License expires | October 31, 2027 |
| Administrator on the license | Lori Thomas |
It has held a Louisiana license since 2011. LDH renews ARCP licenses on a fixed cycle, and a change of ownership must be reported in writing within five business days; the license cannot be sold or transferred.
What can a Level 3 ARCP like Oak Life Care, LLC do?
As a Level 3 ARCP, Oak Life Care, LLC provides assisted living in apartments, with help with bathing, dressing, medications and meals; nursing itself has to come from an outside home health agency or hospice, because only Level 4 ARCPs may provide it.
When a Level 3 resident needs short-term skilled care, the rule lets the ARCP coordinate outside providers for up to 90 days with a physician's certification.
Does Oak Life Care, LLC 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 Oak Life Care, LLC must keep on hand are the document to request.
Mild memory loss alone does not rule out an ARCP; a resident must still be able to evacuate with the help the ARCP provides, and no ARCP may use restraints. ARCPs nearby whose licensed names reference memory care include Anderson Memory Care LLC (5.4 mi), Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care (35.5 mi).
How can I see Oak Life Care, LLC's inspection results?
Louisiana does not put ARCP survey reports online in bulk, so the posted copy at Oak Life Care, LLC is the fastest route; the rule requires any statement of deficiencies to be displayed where residents and visitors can read it.
A clean wall is not proof of a clean record, and a citation is not proof of a bad building; what matters is what was cited and how Oak Life Care, LLC responded. If you see something on a visit that worries you, LDH's Health Standards Section takes complaints at 1-888-810-1819, and its investigations are unannounced.
What is Oak Life Care, LLC's hurricane plan?
Ask Oak Life Care, LLC for the resident copy of its evacuation procedures: Louisiana requires every ARCP to hand one to each resident, backed by a written plan for both leaving and sheltering in place, with a generator list and resident identification.
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.
How does Oak Life Care, LLC compare with nearby ARCPs?
The closest other ARCP licensed for nine or more residents is Anderson Memory Care LLC in Slidell, about 5.4 miles away in a straight line, listed as Level 3 (assisted living) with 36 licensed residents.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed capacity | First licensed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Memory Care LLC 4108 Dauphine St., 70458 | 5.4 | Level 3 | 36 | 2014 |
| Azalea Estates of Slidell 354 Robert Boulevard, 70458 | 5.4 | Level 3 | 60 | 2004 |
| Summerfield Retirement Community 4104 Dauphine Street, 70458 | 5.4 | Level 3 | 103 | 2010 |
| SummerHouse Park Provence 1925 Possum Hollow Drive, 70458 | 5.4 | Level 3 | 94 | 2002 |
| Fidelis Northshore II 2045 Olene Drive, 70448 | 21.6 | Level 2 | 10 | 2017 |
Where is Oak Life Care, LLC and what is nearby?
Oak Life Care, LLC is in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Slidell Memorial Hospital, about 5.4 miles away by straight line.
Next is New Orleans East Hospital at about 21.3 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 Heritage Manor of Slidell (4.2 mi, CMS 4 of 5) and Lakeshore Manor Nursing & Rehab (4.3 mi, CMS 1 of 5).
PACE Greater New Orleans does not list ZIP code 70461, so home-based Medicaid help here would come through LT-PCS or the Community Choices Waiver.
What should families ask Oak Life Care, LLC before moving in?
Let the state rules set the agenda: ask for the most recent statement of deficiencies and any plan of correction; both must be available on site.
- Ask which home health agencies come in for residents who need skilled nursing, since a Level 3 ARCP cannot provide it.
- Ask whether medications are given by staff (licensed nurses or certified medication attendants) or only self-administered with help, and what that costs.
- Ask what would make the building end a residency, and note that Louisiana gives residents 30 days to appeal an involuntary discharge.
- 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, Lori Thomas, and who is in charge overnight.
