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The Gardens and Guardian

1401 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, LAKE CHARLES, LA, 70605
(337) 480-1550
60 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1401 Country Club Road
Lake Charles, LA 70605
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
60
CMS facility ID
195636
Care type
Nursing home
County
Calcasieu
Facility name
The Gardens and Guardian
Street address
1401 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Lake Charles, LA 70605
Phone
(337) 480-1550

About this facility — The Gardens and Guardian

The Gardens and Guardian is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is licensed for 60 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Louisiana (122 beds).

It is one of 15 senior care facilities in Lake Charles and 266 skilled nursing facilities across Louisiana. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited The Gardens and Guardian 14 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Joubert, James
Direct owner · Director — 50% stake — since 2018
Joubert, Kimberly
Direct owner — 50% stake — since 2018
Wilcoxon, Justin
Managing employee — since 2018

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2012-03-21
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2024-07-10
Nurse staffing
5.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$469 per day (≈ $14,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 49% Medicare · 51% private/other
Occupancy
67% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
82% above the LA median of $258/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
60
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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-03-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-03-28
2024-07-10Health inspection2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-08-24
F-0640
D · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2024-08-24
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2024-01-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0641
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-03-08
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-03-08
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-03-08
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2024-03-08
F-0867
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-03-08
2023-06-21Health inspection2 citations
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2023-08-03
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2023-08-03
2022-06-29Health inspection4 citations
F-0692
D · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2022-08-12
F-0761
C · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2022-08-12
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-08-12
F-0947
D · No harm found
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Corrected 2022-08-12

Federal penalties

2025-03-05Medicare payment denial — 1 days
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 195636.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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Source
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