New Orleans Senior AdvisorSt. Tammany Parish covers the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, from Madisonville and Covington through Mandeville and Lacombe to Slidell; about 279,108 people lived there on July 1, 2025.
It has the oldest population of the six parishes, with a median age of 41.8 and 20.9% of residents 65 or older, and its licensed senior care has grown quickly along the Interstate 12 and Highway 190 corridors.
How many seniors and licensed care options are in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana?
St. Tammany Parish had about 58,209 residents 65 and older (20.9% of 279,108) and 5,572 aged 85 and older on July 1, 2025, and the Louisiana Department of Health lists 17 licensed adult residential care providers and 9 nursing homes there.
| Available in St. Tammany Parish | Not available in St. Tammany Parish | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed here (LDH roster) | Adult residential care providers: 17, Nursing homes: 9, Home health agencies: 10, Hospices: 9, Adult day health care centers: 1 | — |
| Not licensed here | — | Every category is represented |
| Level 3 or 4 assisted living | 12 buildings | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county (parish) population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located within St. Tammany Parish?
St. Tammany Parish's 17 licensed ARCPs and 9 nursing homes are spread across the communities below, each with its own page.
| Community | Licensed ARCPs | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Slidell & Lacombe | 5 | 4 |
| Covington & Madisonville | 7 | 3 |
| Mandeville | 5 | 2 |
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers are based in St. Tammany Parish?
LDH's roster shows 10 home health agencies, 9 hospices and 1 adult day health care center with St. Tammany Parish offices.
- Slidell Adult Day Health Care, Slidell — adult day health care center
- Concerned Care Home Health, Inc., Covington — home health agency
- Family Home Health Agency, Covington — home health agency
- Key Home Health Care, Covington — home health agency
- Mercy Home Health Services., Mandeville — home health agency
- Ochsner Home Health of Covington, Covington — home health agency
- Omni Home Care, Mandeville — home health agency
- Pulse Home Health Care, Covington — home health agency
- SMH-Ochsner Home Health of Slidell, Slidell — home health agency
- Southeast Louisiana Home Health, LLC, Covington — home health agency
- St. Tammany Hospital Home Health, Madisonville — home health agency
- Concerned Care Hospice, Covington — hospice
- Egan Hospice, Covington — hospice
- Enhabit Hospice of the Northshore, Slidell — hospice
- Hospice Compassus -Greater New Orleans, Mandeville — hospice
- Interim Healthcare Hospice of East Louisiana, Mandeville — hospice
- Passages Hospice, Covington — hospice
- St. Joseph Hospice and Palliative Care Northshore, LLC, Covington — hospice
- St. Tammany Hospital Hospice, Madisonville — hospice
- Traditions Health, Covington — hospice
Where do St. Tammany Parish families get free senior help?
St. Tammany Council on Aging is the area agency on aging and council on aging for St. Tammany Parish, at (985) 892-0377; the long-term care ombudsman for the New Orleans region, sponsored by the Capital Area Agency on Aging, is at (800) 833-9883.
St. Tammany Council on Aging is at 72060 Ramos Dr., Covington, LA 70433. Licensing complaints go to LDH's Health Standards Section at 1-888-810-1819; suspected abuse of someone 60 or older goes to Elderly Protective Services at 1-833-577-6532.
How far do St. Tammany Parish residents travel for hospital care?
From Covington, the closest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is St. Tammany Parish Hospital, in the same ZIP code, and downtown New Orleans is about 35 miles away.
The next closest are Slidell Memorial Hospital (about 25 miles) and Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner (about 31 miles). Distances are between ZIP-code centroids, not driving routes. 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.
