Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Life Care Center of La Center
252 W. 5Th Street, La Center, KY 42056 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 70 certified beds
Life Care Center of La Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Center, Kentucky. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the Kentucky average of 4.01. Its most recent inspection on Nov 14, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of La Center compares
This facility vs. the Kentucky and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Kentucky avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.71 | 4.01 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.77 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.27 | 2.43 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.9% | 46.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 3.4 | 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.
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of La Center
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
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2019 - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2019 - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 18, 2019
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
- 252 W. 5Th Street
La Center, KY 42056 - CMS certification #
- 185320
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 60.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-02-01
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Life Care Center of La Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of La Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Focusing on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Life Care Center of La Center has a homelike, cozy atmosphere.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis. 14.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Countryside Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing, Bardwell. 13.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mercy Health - Home Care, Paducah, Paducah. 18.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 14.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 42056 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Of Metropolis, Metropolis, 14.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 1 Medicare hospice tells CMS it serves ZIP code 42056.
Mercy Health - Hospice, Paducah, office in Paducah, 18.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Lahud Cuadra, MD, Carbondale. 41.9 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively high. 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Life Care Center of La Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of La Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of La Center staffed?
Life Care Center of La Center reports 3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Kentucky average of 4.01.
Has Life Care Center of La Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of La Center have?
Life Care Center of La Center is certified for 70 beds.