Calcasieu Community Care Center
A nursing home in Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607
4190 Gerstner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607. (337) 240-9730.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 2 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Louisiana average: 6.2
- 4.44 nurse hours per resident per day Louisiana average: 3.82
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
2 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Louisiana average is 6.2.
Last standard inspection Dec 10, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
17 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 17 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Dec 10, 2025: standard inspection2 citations
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Oct 9, 2024: standard inspection13 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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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.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Mar 19, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Nov 4, 2022.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as non profit, corporation.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | Medicare payment denial |
Who does the caring?
4.44 nurse hours per resident per day
The Louisiana average is 3.82.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Louisiana average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.44 | 3.82 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.21 | 0.31 |
| At weekends | 3.55 | 3.24 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.1% | 47.1% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 40% | 38.7% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Commcare Corporation owns 100% directly since Sep 30, 2022.
- Commcare Management Corporation runs it.
- 16 owners or officers are people: Michael A Ford (corporate director, 25%); Patricia M Prechter (corporate director, 25%); Wayne R Plaisance (corporate director, 25%); Garold A Mangun (corporate director, 25%); George E Gardner (runs it (operational or managerial control), 20%); James W Tucker (runs it (operational or managerial control), 20%); Alec Lundberg (corporate officer, 20%); Alec Lundberg (managing employee (on the payroll), 20%); Alec Lundberg (runs it (operational or managerial control), 20%); Dawn R Harvey Psarellis (managing employee (on the payroll), 20%); Dawn R Harvey Psarellis (corporate officer, 0%); Patricia M Prechter (corporate officer); Patricia M Prechter (managing employee (on the payroll)); Mary C Hudson (managing employee (on the payroll), 0%); Mary C Hudson (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); Garold A Mangun (corporate officer).
- Part of Commcare Corporation (19 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commcare Corporation | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Commcare Management Corporation | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 25% | Sep 30, 2022 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Louisiana average 2.4).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 29.5 miles, this one had the 10th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (2; the middle value was 4).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Calcasieu Community Care Center This nursing home | 2 | |
| Landmark of Lake Charles | 1.5 | 6 |
| Rosewood Nursing Center | 2.8 | 1 |
| Lake Charles Care Center | 3.0 | 6 |
| Resthaven Nursing & Rehab Center, LLC | 3.4 | 4 |
| The Gardens and Guardian | 3.7 | 0 |
| Grand Cove Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 3.9 | 10 |
| Holly Hill House | 9.4 | 9 |
| High Hope Care Center | 13.0 | 5 |
| Golden Age of Welsh, LLC | 21.9 | 4 |
| The Care Center of Dequincy | 24.2 | 3 |
| Camelot Brookside | 29.5 | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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