69.5/100
Average
The Gardens And Guardian
1401 Country Club Road, Lake Charles, LA 70605
- Certified beds
- 60
- Occupancy
- 71%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
Nursing staff turnover of 63%
High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.
Our read on The Gardens And Guardian
The Gardens and Guardian runs a lean ship on inspection day, a five-star health inspection record with fourteen deficiencies and none serious enough to cause harm or draw an abuse citation, which is genuinely uncommon and worth noting. The staffing number looks strong on paper at 5.42 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, but that figure masks real instability: weekend coverage drops roughly 16% below weekday levels, and 62.5% of staff turn over annually against a national norm closer to 46%. Quality measures sit at two stars despite the clean inspections, which suggests the care being documented doesn't match the care being delivered, likely a consequence of a constantly rotating workforce at a 60-bed for-profit LLC.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
23.5/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.44 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.32 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 16% against weekdays
Staff stability
3/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →63% of nursing staff left in the last year
- →-2 for 3 administrator departures
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
8/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
- →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: July 21, 2026 (3 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
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Common questions about The Gardens And Guardian
What is the ElderGrade for The Gardens And Guardian? +
The Gardens And Guardian holds an ElderGrade of C (69.5 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at The Gardens And Guardian? +
Residents receive an average of 5.42 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has The Gardens And Guardian been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does The Gardens And Guardian accept Medicaid? +
CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.
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