Lake Charles, LA

Calcasieu Community Care Center

3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 2 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

4190 Gerstner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, LA

(337) 240-9730

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

3 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

2 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

120

Certified beds

Average residents

113

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Non-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Commcare Corporation

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2022-11-04

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

14 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.23

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.32 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

1.22

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.18 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

3.22

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.33 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.66

All reported nurse hours · state 3.81 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.44

RN + LPN hours · state 1.49 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.64

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.26 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.11

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.22 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.05

Reported PT staffing · state 0.06 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.27

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

5.66

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.13

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

71%

Annual RN turnover · state 44% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

53%

Annual nurse turnover · state 48% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

5,389

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

36.36

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9898

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

4.01

Performance 19.57% · Measure score 4.01 · Achievement 4.01 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Healthcare-associated infections

3.03

Performance 6.93% · Measure score 3.03 · Achievement 3.03 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Total nurse turnover

0

Performance 68.57% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Adjusted total nurse staffing

7.5

Performance 5.21 hours · Measure score 7.5 · Achievement 7.5 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 11%
10.72%
0.3 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 111 · Observed rate 10.81% · Lower 95% interval 7.78%
Discharge to community 48.71%
50.57%
1.9 pts worse
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 81 · Observed rate 41.98% · Lower 95% interval 37.33%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.08
1.02
0.1 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up 100%
95.27%
4.7 pts better
Numerator 74 · Denominator 74
Falls with major injury 0%
0.77%
0.8 pts better
Numerator 0 · Denominator 74
Discharge self-care score 62.75%
53.69%
9.1 pts better
Numerator 32 · Denominator 51
Discharge mobility score 62.75%
50.94%
11.8 pts better
Numerator 32 · Denominator 51
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 6.76%
2.29%
4.5 pts worse
Numerator 5 · Denominator 74 · Adjusted rate 6%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.93%
7.12%
0.2 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 83 · Observed rate 6.02% · Lower 95% interval 4.06%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 3.36%
8.2%
4.8 pts worse
Numerator 5 · Denominator 149
Staff flu vaccination coverage 9.95%
42%
32 pts worse
Numerator 22 · Denominator 221
Discharge function score 64.71%
56.45%
8.3 pts better
Numerator 33 · Denominator 51
Transfer of health information to provider 100%
95.95%
4 pts better
Numerator 25 · Denominator 25
Transfer of health information to patient 100%
96.28%
3.7 pts better
Numerator 24 · Denominator 24
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 6.06%
25.2%
19.1 pts worse
Numerator 2 · Denominator 33

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 2.3
2.6
0.3 pts better
1.9
0.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.3 · Observed 2.2 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 3.5
2.8
0.7 pts worse
1.8
1.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 3.5 · Observed 3.2 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
92.0%
8 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 99.1%
94.9%
4.2 pts better
95.5%
3.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 99.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.6%
3.4%
0.8 pts better
3.3%
0.7 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.8% · Q2 3.0% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 2.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 2.3%
1.8%
0.5 pts worse
11.4%
9.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 4.3% · Q3 3.3% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 2.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 7.0%
5.2%
1.8 pts worse
5.4%
1.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.8% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 5.9% · Q4 8.6% · 4Q avg 7.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 32.9%
23.1%
9.8 pts worse
19.6%
13.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 29.8% · Q2 33.3% · Q3 33.7% · Q4 34.9% · 4Q avg 32.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 9.1%
24.4%
15.3 pts better
16.7%
7.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.6% · Q2 11.8% · Q3 8.7% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 9.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.2%
0.2 pts better
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 22.0%
22.2%
0.2 pts better
16.3%
5.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.6% · Q2 27.4% · Q3 16.5% · Q4 16.9% · 4Q avg 22.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 18.1%
20.1%
2 pts better
14.9%
3.2 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 19.6% · Q2 21.4% · Q3 16.7% · Q4 14.6% · 4Q avg 18.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.3%
1.6%
0.3 pts better
1.0%
0.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.0% · Q2 0.8% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.4%
2.6%
0.8 pts worse
1.7%
1.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.6% · Q2 5.1% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 3.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 17.2%
16.9%
0.3 pts worse
19.8%
2.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 17.2% · Q2 13.5% · Q3 20.9% · Q4 17.2% · 4Q avg 17.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 6.9%
6.2%
0.7 pts worse
5.1%
1.8 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.8% · Q2 6.7% · Q3 8.0% · Q4 5.0% · 4Q avg 6.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.2%
83.6%
14.6 pts better
81.7%
16.5 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 95.5% · Q2 98.4% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 98.2% · 4Q avg 98.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 19.3%
14.7%
4.6 pts worse
12.0%
7.3 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.3% · Observed 19.7% · Expected 11.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.6%
3.3%
2.3 pts worse
1.6%
4 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.9% · Q2 7.7% · Q3 5.0% · Q4 2.8% · 4Q avg 5.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 77.0%
76.2%
0.8 pts better
79.7%
2.7 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 77.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 24.9%
27.8%
2.9 pts better
23.9%
1 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 24.9% · Observed 24.2% · Expected 23.2% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-12-10 · Fire 2025-12-10

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-10-09 · Fire 2024-10-09

15 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2023-11-01 · Fire 2023-11-01

16 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (6 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-10

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-12-31

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-11-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

K761 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2024-11-05

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

K921 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.

Corrected 2024-11-05

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-10

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-12-31

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-12-10

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2025-12-31

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-11-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F882 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

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 2024-11-18

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F867 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F644 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F645 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-11-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-10-09

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-11-18

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-03-19

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-04-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-03-19

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2024-04-19

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F565 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F585 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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 2023-12-16

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F676 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-12-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-11-01

F729 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-12-16

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-08-30

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-06

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-08-01

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

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

Corrected 2023-09-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-08-01

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-09-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-08-01

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-09-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-08-01

F851 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2023-09-01

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$0 2024-10-09

Payment Denial

Payment Denial · denial start 2024-11-06 · 12 days

12 day denial

Ownership

Commcare Corporation

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 14 facilities 2022-09-30
Commcare Management Corporation

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 16 facilities 2022-09-30
Ford, Michael

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 11 facilities 2022-09-30
Gardner, George

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Harvey Psarellis, Dawn

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2022-09-30
Harvey Psarellis, Dawn

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2022-09-30
Hudson, Mary

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2022-09-30
Hudson, Mary

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2022-09-30
Lundberg, Alec

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 11 facilities 2022-09-30
Lundberg, Alec

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 11 facilities 2022-09-30
Lundberg, Alec

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 11 facilities 2022-09-30
Mangun, Garold

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Mangun, Garold

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Plaisance, Wayne

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 9 facilities 2020-09-30
Prechter, Patricia

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Prechter, Patricia

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Prechter, Patricia

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30
Tucker, James

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-09-30

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