Leslie Lakes Retirement Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Leslie Lakes Retirement Center is a 150-bed for-profit nursing home in Arcadia, Louisiana, part of Paramount Healthcare Consultants. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Louisiana average of 2.27, and 38.2% nursing staff turnover (Louisiana average 47.6%).
Leslie Lakes Retirement Center
1355 Sixth StreetArcadia, LA 71001
Bienville 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 Leslie Lakes Retirement Center, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Louisiana average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 193 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Louisiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.16 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 1.15 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.14 | 0.30 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.20 | 3.73 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 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
38.2% of nursing staff at Leslie Lakes Retirement Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Louisiana average of 47.6% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Louisiana average 6.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $59,670 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2023 | Fine | $59,670 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Payment Denial | 10 days from Nov 29, 2023 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Leslie Lakes Retirement Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Louisiana average is 2.5.
About Leslie Lakes Retirement Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Paramount Healthcare Consultants, 14 homes
- Legal name: Leslie Lakes Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 14, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Leslie Lakes Retirement Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,llc Arcadia | 0.5 | 120 | 2.32 | 3.50 | 43.7% | 3 | None |
| Alpine Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Ruston | 13.0 | 144 | 2.14 | 3.15 | 35.6% | 1 | None |
| Princeton Place-Ruston Ruston | 16.6 | 123 | 2.31 | 3.49 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Presbyterian Village Of Homer Homer | 16.9 | 79 | 2.00 | 3.52 | 34.1% | 4 | None |
| Onyx Care of Ruston Ruston | 20.4 | 157 | 2.42 | 3.63 | 52.8% | 1 | $36,891 |
| Meadowview Health & Rehab Center Minden | 21.3 | 182 | 1.99 | 3.85 | 43.8% | 1 | None |
| Onyx Care of Bernice Bernice | 23.0 | 126 | 2.27 | 3.51 | 37.8% | 1 | $9,974 |
| Town & Country Health & Rehab Minden | 23.1 | 124 | 2.34 | 3.69 | 22.6% | 1 | $322,647 |
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.