Nursing homes › Louisiana › Calcasieu Community Care Center
4190 Gerstner Memorial Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70607 · 3372409730 · 120 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Commcare Corporation, a group operating 16 facilities in 2 states. Group record: average rating 3.2/5, 0 abuse citation icons, 0 facilities on the Special Focus list, $438,620 in federal fines. This facility rates below its group average (3.2/5).
Total nurse staffing: 4.42 (Louisiana median: 3.62). RN hours: 0.21. Weekend total: 3.56. Nursing staff turnover: 48%.
All-time on record: 33 deficiency citations. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2025-12-31 |
| 2025-12-10 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2025-12-31 |
| 2024-10-09 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | F | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home. | F | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | E | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | 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. | E | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | 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. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-10-09 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Health | corrected 2024-11-18 |
| 2024-03-19 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E | complaint | corrected 2024-04-19 |
| 2024-03-19 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | complaint | corrected 2024-04-19 |
| 2023-11-01 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | 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. | E | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | Health | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-11-01 | Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. | D | Health | corrected 2023-12-16 |
| 2023-08-30 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | complaint | corrected 2023-10-06 |
| 2023-08-01 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | E | complaint | corrected 2023-09-01 |
| 2023-08-01 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-01 |
| 2023-08-01 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-01 |
| 2023-08-01 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | D | complaint | corrected 2023-09-01 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Payment Denial | 12 days payment denial |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMCARE CORPORATION | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Organization | 100% | since 09/30/2022 |
| FORD, MICHAEL | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| MANGUN, GAROLD | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| PLAISANCE, WAYNE | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2020 |
| PRECHTER, PATRICIA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| HARVEY PSARELLIS, DAWN | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| LUNDBERG, ALEC | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| MANGUN, GAROLD | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| PRECHTER, PATRICIA | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| COMMCARE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| GARDNER, GEORGE | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| HUDSON, MARY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| LUNDBERG, ALEC | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
| TUCKER, JAMES | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/30/2022 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 195644. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.