Lake Charles Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lake Charles Care Center is a 182-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 51.7% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Lake Charles Care Center
2701 Ernest StreetLake Charles, LA 70601
Calcasieu County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Lake Charles Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Louisiana average. With about 138 residents a day, that works out to roughly 284 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.89 | 3.18 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
51.7% of nursing staff at Lake Charles Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lake Charles Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Lake Charles Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Diversified Health Care-Lake Charles, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lake Charles Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rosewood Nursing Center Lake Charles | 0.5 | 150 | 1.92 | 3.34 | 52.2% | 2 | $31,992 |
| Resthaven Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC Lake Charles | 2.2 | 162 | 1.76 | 3.17 | 42.1% | 1 | $34,369 |
| Landmark of Lake Charles Lake Charles | 2.2 | 130 | 2.68 | 4.08 | 58.6% | 3 | None |
| Grand Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Lake Charles | 2.4 | 109 | 2.07 | 3.57 | 58.6% | 2 | $29,042 |
| The Gardens and Guardian Lake Charles | 2.7 | 60 | 3.13 | 5.42 | 62.5% | 5 | None |
| Calcasieu Community Care Center Lake Charles | 3.0 | 120 | 2.98 | 4.42 | 48.5% | 3 | None |
| Holly Hill House Sulphur · abuse citation | 6.5 | 200 | 2.35 | 3.95 | 58.0% | 1 | $66,934 |
| High Hope Care Center Sulphur | 10.1 | 101 | 1.77 | 3.30 | 56.8% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.