Nursing home
Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
100 Christwood Blvd., Covington, LA 70433 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 30 certified beds
Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Covington, Louisiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.46 hours per resident per day, above the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on Dec 18, 2024 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.46 | 3.81 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.47 | 0.32 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.55 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 48.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the January 28, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 14, 2026
What inspectors found at Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 28, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 20, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 100 Christwood Blvd.
Covington, LA 70433 - CMS certification #
- 195381
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 30
- Avg residents/day
- 25.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 1996-07-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2005
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Aug 15, 2005 to Aug 15, 2007. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $1,919 owed to 21 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $4,620. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Christwood. Case 1487690.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Tammany Parish Hospital, Covington. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Forest Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Covington. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ochsner Home Health Of Covington, Covington. 3.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70433 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc - Tchefuncte River, Madisonville, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Dialysis Systems Of Covington, Covington, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Pontchartrain Kidney Ctr, Covington, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70433.
Egan Hospice, office in Covington, 3.5 miles away, straight line
St Joseph Hospice And Palliative Care Northshore,, office in Covington, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Traditions Health, office in Covington, 3.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund, Covington. 4.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective April 21, 1999), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In St. Tammany Parish, LA, risk to homes is greater than 98% of communities in Louisiana and 86% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very high, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 4.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Christwood (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 30 beds.