Overview
Lake Charles Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Louisiana average of 2.6. It ranks 2nd of 7 nursing homes in Lake Charles. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 70% of nursing homes in Louisiana (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 10, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Louisiana average of 6.1. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Louisiana nursing homes have been fined.
Lake Charles Care Center is a for-profit facility with 182 certified beds, caring for about 138 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 29%
Top 24%
Top 22%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.46 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.13 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.17 hrs
- Nurse aides2.17 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 182
- Average residents per day
- 138
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes