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Life Care Center of La Center

252 W. 5TH STREET, LA CENTER, KY, 42056
(270) 665-5681
lcca.com
70 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
70
CMS facility ID
185320
Care type
Nursing home
County
Ballard
Facility name
Life Care Center of La Center
Street address
252 W. 5TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
La Center, KY 42056
Phone
(270) 665-5681
Website
lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of La Center

Life Care Center of La Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in La Center, Kentucky. It is licensed for 70 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky (95 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in La Center and 268 skilled nursing facilities across Kentucky. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of La Center 7 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Atkins, Ginger
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2005
Butler, Danny
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 2016
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2021
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 2016
Lay, Lisa
Operational control — since 2017
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2003
Plumley, Lynn
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2003
Solomon, Jennifer
Governing body · Operational control — since 1997
Swanker, Richard
Operational control — since 2022
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2016
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1992-02-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-02-19
Nurse staffing
3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$405 per day (≈ $12,310/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
60% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 26% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
19% above the KY median of $341/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
70
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2019-12-18Health inspection3 citations
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2020-01-19
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2020-01-19
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2020-01-19
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (4 citations)
2026-02-19Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2026-03-06
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2026-03-06
2024-11-14Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2024-12-06
2019-12-18Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2020-01-19
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 185320.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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