New Orleans Senior AdvisorTrinity Trace Community Care Center is a 116-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 612 Holy Trinity Drive in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, holding Louisiana Department of Health nursing home license #2203784591. CMS gives Trinity Trace Community Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Trinity Trace Community Care Center's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Trinity Trace Community Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 3 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 116 / 106.3 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Commcare Corporation (19 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | December 1, 1994 |
| Louisiana license (LDH) | #2203784591, Licensed through 03/31/2027 |
| First licensed by Louisiana | May 28, 1965 |
| Administrator on the license | Matt Bourque |
On an average day it cares for about 106 residents, roughly 92% of its certified beds (above the 78% median across New Orleans-area nursing homes).
How did Trinity Trace Community Care Center do on its latest inspections?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Trinity Trace Community Care Center is dated December 3, 2025 and recorded 6 health deficiencies (4 from the standard survey and 2 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on September 25, 2024, recorded 6 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across New Orleans-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 5, so Trinity Trace Community Care Center sits above the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Trinity Trace Community Care Center?
CMS's staffing data credits Trinity Trace Community Care Center with 4.17 nurse hours per resident day, higher than the New Orleans-area median of 3.83; RN time is 0.21 hours per resident day, lower than the New Orleans-area median of 0.24.
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.44 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 50.0% (higher than the New Orleans-area median of 46.4%), and registered-nurse turnover is 42.9%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
What are the alternatives to Trinity Trace Community Care Center nearby?
With 116 certified beds it is smaller than the St. Tammany Parish median of 120 certified beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Pontchartrain Health Care Center in Mandeville, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed capacity | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontchartrain Health Care Center 1401 Hwy. 190, 70448 | 1.2 | 182 | 1 of 5 | July 15, 2026 | 9 |
| Heritage Manor of Mandeville 2202 Lonesome Road, 70448 | 2.1 | 145 | 3 of 5 | September 24, 2025 | 5 |
| Christwood 100 Christwood Blvd., 70433 | 4.8 | 30 | 5 of 5 | January 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1330 Ochsner Blvd, 70433 | 5.3 | 172 | 4 of 5 | February 11, 2026 | 3 |
| Lacombe Nursing Centre 28119 Hwy. 190, 70445 | 10.5 | 98 | 3 of 5 | June 24, 2026 | 7 |
Where is Trinity Trace Community Care Center and what else is on its campus?
Trinity Trace Community Care Center sits in Covington, St. Tammany Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, about 5.4 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Slidell Memorial Hospital at about 19.5 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 we ask on a tour of Trinity Trace Community Care Center?
Start with the questions its own CMS record raises: ask to see the plan of correction for the 6 deficiencies cited on December 3, 2025, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 50.0% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 92% occupancy, ask about waiting lists and whether short-stay rehab beds are separate.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If Louisiana Medicaid will pay eventually, confirm Trinity Trace Community Care Center accepts Medicaid for long-term stays, and how the $45 monthly Personal Care Needs Allowance is handled.
