Calcasieu Community Care Center

4190 Gerstner Memorial Drive · Lake Charles, LA · 70607 · 3372409730

120 certified beds Non profit - Corporation Chain: Commcare Corporation

  • Inspection results have improved across recent cycles.

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Red flags

Medicare/Medicaid payments were denied

CMS refused payment for new admissions for a period — one of its strongest enforcement tools.

RN staffing in the bottom 10% nationally

0.25 registered-nurse hours per resident per day, vs a 0.58 national median and 0.75 benchmark.

Score breakdown

Inspection record 30% of score 58
Serious harm & abuse 20% 100
Staffing 20% 62
Federal penalties 15% 82
Trend 10% 92
Context 5% 100

Quality-measure stars are deliberately excluded — they're largely self-reported by facilities. Full method.

CMS ratings & staffing

Overall: 3 of 5 Inspections: 3 of 5 Staffing: 3 of 5 Quality measures: 2 of 5

Total nurse hours / resident-day4.473.48 min · 4.1 strong
RN hours / resident-day0.250.55–0.75
Weekend hours / resident-day3.52≈ weekday level
Nursing turnover / year54%median 45%
Fines (3-yr window)none

Inspection citations (33 in the current record)

  • Potential for harm · D December 10, 2025

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Corrected December 31, 2025 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D December 10, 2025

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Corrected December 31, 2025 · Nutrition and Dietary

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Resident Rights

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · E October 9, 2024

    Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    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.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Quality of Life and Care

  • Potential for harm · E October 9, 2024

    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.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Nutrition and Dietary

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Nutrition and Dietary

  • Potential for harm · E October 9, 2024

    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Administration

  • Potential for harm · D October 9, 2024

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Infection Control

  • Potential for harm · F October 9, 2024

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Infection Control

  • Potential for harm · F October 9, 2024

    Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

    Corrected November 18, 2024 · Infection Control

  • Potential for harm · D March 19, 2024 · found via complaint

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Corrected April 19, 2024 · Resident Rights

  • Potential for harm · E March 19, 2024 · found via complaint

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Corrected April 19, 2024 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D November 1, 2023

    Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D November 1, 2023

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D November 1, 2023

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · D November 1, 2023

    Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Nursing and Physician Services

  • Potential for harm · E November 1, 2023

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning

  • Potential for harm · E November 1, 2023 · found via complaint

    Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Rights

  • Potential for harm · E November 1, 2023 · found via complaint

    Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Resident Rights

  • Potential for harm · D November 1, 2023 · found via complaint

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

    Corrected December 16, 2023 · Quality of Life and Care

Showing the 25 most recent. The Safety Report includes every citation with full findings.

Federal penalties

DateTypeAmount / length
October 9, 2024Payment Denial12 days

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Source: CMS Care Compare (public domain), data as of June 1, 2026 · CCN 195644 · certified since November 4, 2022. The score is a screen, not a verdict on any one resident's experience — read how it's computed, then visit in person.