Senior Care

Christwood Retirement Community Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

IN THE EARLY 1980S, Father Stephen Holzhalb, then rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Covington, conceived of and proposed the idea of Christwood to his vestry. With their enthusiastic support and assistance, a feasibility study was launched.

After establishing the need for a Northshore retirement community that would offer a vibrant, secure lifestyle to older adults, the vestry hired Christwood’s first executive director, Jack Lohman, and the Community opened its doors in May of 1996.

Today, under Father Steve’s direction as Executive Officer, and with the guidance of a 16-member volunteer Board of Directors, Christwood offers concierge living, resort-style amenities, convenient services and easy access to healthcare to more than 270 residents.

Nestled on a 117-acre wooded and beautifully landscaped campus in Covington, Christwood is a not-for-profit ‘Life Plan Community,’ also known as a continuing care retirement community, offering independent and assisted living, as well as cognitive memory, skilled nursing and rehabilitative care.

The Community is now complemented by the adjacent Community Center at Christwood, a unique, multi-purpose fitness center that serves not only Christwood residents, but many other members of the Northshore 55+ community.

In addition to providing the latest in exercise equipment, the Community Center also houses a 25-yard heated indoor saltwater pool, an aerobics studio, a pickle ball court, day spa, game room, art studio, and the Forever Fit Kitchen.

Christwood’s management team is planning a year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary, including a number of events honoring employees, an anniversary Oak planting in May, a mass and reception at Christ Church on September 26, and a celebratory art exhibit in the Christwood Atrium Gallery in the fall.

Senior Care Retirement Living and Christwood Retirement Community 100 Christwood Blvd, Covington 985-898-0515 or 800-480-4361 Lambeth House 150 Broadway, New Orleans 504-865-1960 LambethHouse.com christwoodrc.com Lambeth House is New Orleans’ only continuing Independent living, assisted living, cognitive care retirement community with LifeCare, which memory care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, guarantees access to on-site assisted living and companion services, Christwood at Home, and nursing care, if ever needed, at stable monthly fees. Christwood Dementia Home Services.

LCMC Health Urgent Care

Culicchia Neurological Algiers, Gretna, Clearview, Lakeview, Covington, New Orleans, Jefferson and Northshore Marrero and Uptown 504-340-6976 LCMChealthurgentcare.com Culicchianeuro.com LCMC Health Urgent Care offers urgent care and Founded in 1961, Culicchia Neurological Clinic occupational health services as an extension provides complete Neuro-Care for the New of the LCMC Health family. Standard services Orleans and Gulf South Regions. include on-site lab work, x-rays, physicals and immunizations.

Money Hill

100 Country Club Dr., Abita Springs 985-892-3300 moneyhill.com With over six thousand acres nestled among the high upland hills of St. Tammany Parish, only minutes from Downtown Covington and an hour from New Orleans, the members and residents of Money Hill enjoy an active lifestyle of relaxed sophistication that has easy access to community and cultural centers nearby.

St. Anthony’s Gardens

601 Holy Trinity Dr, Covington 985-605-5950 StAnthonysGardens.org A ministry of the Archdiocese of New Orleans specializing in independent living 55+ and older; assisted living; and memory care.

Thibodaux Regional Medical Center

602 N. Acadia Rd., Thibodaux 985-447-5500 thibodaux.com At Thibodaux Regional, you are not a number – you are someone who will be treated with respect, cared for with compassion, and treated kindly.

Westside Orthopaedic Clinic

Ralph Katz, MD 1301 Barataria Blvd., Marrero 504-347-0243 westsideortho.com Westside Orthopaedic Clinic is a full service orthopaedic clinic offering a wide array of orthopaedic care and services. Specializing in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (including microdiscectomy and lumbar fusions), kyphoplasty, and cervical disc surgery.