Lake Charles Care Center
2701 Ernest Street, Lake Charles, LA, 70601
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 182 · avg 130 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 57.7% — higher than most Louisiana nursing homesLouisiana avg: 47.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 20% — lower than most Louisiana nursing homesLouisiana avg: 40.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Louisiana averageLouisiana avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 195413
- Certified beds
- 182 beds · avg 130 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Diversified Health Care-Lake Charles, Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- Hugh Fellows
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2018
- Brian May
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 1997
- Martin Stott
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 1997
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- E0921·May 14, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0812·May 14, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0803·May 14, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0695·May 14, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0656·May 14, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0838·May 8, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
- F0803·May 8, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0693·May 8, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: May 14, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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