Nursing home
Lake Charles Care Center
2701 Ernest Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 182 certified beds
Lake Charles Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.79 hours per resident per day, below the Louisiana average of 3.81. Its most recent inspection on May 14, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lake Charles Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Louisiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Louisiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.79 | 3.81 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.13 | 0.32 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.26 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.4% | 48.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 8.3 | 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 Lake Charles Care 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
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2023
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
- 2701 Ernest Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601 - CMS certification #
- 195413
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 182
- Avg residents/day
- 127.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-05-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Lake Charles Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 2 federal wage cases with violations found, since 2003
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Nov 2, 2013 to Oct 24, 2015. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Lake Charles Care Center (DIVERSIFIED HEALTHCARE-LAKE CHARLES, L.L.C.). Case 1773044.
- Findings for Mar 9, 2003 to Mar 8, 2005. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $6,516 owed to 28 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lake Charles Care Center (Diversified Health Care of Lake Charles). Case 1398293.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital, Lake Charles. 0.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Rosewood Nursing Center, Lake Charles. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Southern Home Health, Lake Charles. 0.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Albertsons Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 70601 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lake Charles Southwest Dialysis, Lake Charles, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmcna - Central Lake Charles Dx, Lake Charles, 0.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fkc - Lake Charles Home, Lake Charles, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 70601.
St Joseph Hospice Of Southwest Louisiana, LLC, office in Lake Charles, 0.6 miles away, straight line
Heart Of Hospice, office in Lake Charles, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Lake Charles, 1.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lsuhn Billing LLC, Lafayette. 70.6 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very high, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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.
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 | See above |
| 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 relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Charles Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lake Charles Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lake Charles Care Center staffed?
Lake Charles Care Center reports 3.79 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Louisiana average of 3.81.
Has Lake Charles Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lake Charles Care Center have?
Lake Charles Care Center is certified for 182 beds.