Ponchatoula Community Care Center
1560 Highway 51, Ponchatoula, LA, 70454
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Commcare Corporation
- Certified beds
- 140 · avg 121 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 41.2% — lower than most Louisiana nursing homesLouisiana avg: 47.0% · National avg: 46.1% · 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
- 195543
- Certified beds
- 140 beds · avg 121 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Commcare Corporation
- Chain affiliation
- Commcare Corporation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Commcare Corporation chain — 14 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Garold a Mangun
Corporate Officer · 25% · since 2021
- Alec Lundberg
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Commcare Corporation
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2021
- Commcare Management Corporation
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2021
- Dawn r Harvey Psarellis
Corporate Officer · since 2021
- Michael a Ford
Corporate Director · 25% · since 2021
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)
- D0658·Aug 15, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0641·Aug 15, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0600·Aug 15, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0880·Aug 15, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0761·Aug 15, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- C0732·Aug 15, 2024
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0609·Jun 13, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0842·Sep 20, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 6, 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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