The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
LAKE CHARLES CARE CENTER
LAKE CHARLES, LA · Medicare-certified · 182 beds
In good standing
For-profit
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
LAKE CHARLES CARE CENTER has an overall 3-star rating. Its health inspection rating is 4 stars, but staffing is low at 2 stars with 3.36 hours of nurse staffing per resident per day below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, quality measures are 1 star, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3581 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3581.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.12
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.18
- Nurse aides
- 2.06
- Weekend nursing
- 2.89
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
53.8%49.5%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.5%5.8%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.1%4.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
13%14.5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
9.4%11.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.9%19%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.9%12.6%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
39.8%31.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2%7%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
3.7%2.3%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
13.9%13.1%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.2%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—90.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to keep its areas safe, easy to use, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 921 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 138.1 residents on an average day (76% of 182 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.