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
4 of 5 overall
Lake Charles Care Center has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.63 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1, has had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included food service, menu/nutrition, and facility safety/cleanliness issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6268 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 3.6268.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.12
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.27
- Nurse aides
- 2.24
- Weekend nursing
- 3.10
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 58%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
51.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.2%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
11.5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
12.8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
18.8%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
18.6%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
36.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.6%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.5%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
9.7%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
1%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
99.2%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
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
- 129.8 residents on an average day (71% of 182 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 29 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.