Assisted Living
The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living)
1401 Country Club Rd., Lake Charles, LA 70605 · Map
State license activeThe Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) is a state-licensed assisted living community in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
While working daily with our full-time therapy staff, our residents enjoy beautifully appointed living spaces, delicious meals, engaging social activities, transportation, and personalized assistance with care in our privately-owned facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active
Adult Residential Care Provider, Level 3 2203784078, licensed since Jun 9, 2000.
Nearest emergency room
1.1 miles
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) this community | Not listed | Not published | Active | |
| Brookdale Lake Charles | 1.1 mi | Not listed | $4,245/mo | Active |
| Villa Maria Retirement Center | 1.4 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
| Sage Oak AL & Memory Care Of Lake Charles House 1 | 1.4 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
| Sage Oak AL & Memory Care Of Lake Charles House 2 | 1.4 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Adult Residential Care Provider, Level 3
- License number
- 2203784078
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2000-06-09
- County
- Calcasieu County
- Administrator
- Jimmy Joubert
Source: Louisiana state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Louisiana licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.1 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, Lake Charles. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Gardens and Guardian, Lake Charles. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Lake Charles. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Thrifty Way. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70605 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis, Lake Charles, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx, Lake Charles, 3.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Lake Charles Home, Lake Charles, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70605.
Harbor Hospice Of Lake Charles, Lp, office in Lake Charles, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Lake Charles, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Heart Of Hospice, office in Lake Charles, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 71.7 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 riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
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 relatively high, inland flooding relatively high, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. 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.
Questions to ask on a tour9 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) provide?
The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) is licensed by the state of Louisiana for assisted living in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Does Lilisity rate The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living)?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) cost?
Assisted Living in Louisiana typically starts at $2,500 to $4,700 a month. Based on 21 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living) does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living)?
Use The Gardens and Guardian (Assisted Living)'s website, gardens-guardian.com, or visit at 1401 Country Club Rd., Lake Charles, LA 70605.
How Lilisity works. The only scores or rankings Lilisity publishes are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified resident and family interviews. Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid