Life Care Center Of La Center
La Center, Ballard County, Kentucky · CCN 185320 · For-profit (Corporation) · part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities, chain average 3.4 stars)
CMS rates Life Care Center Of La Center 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 70 certified beds, 61 residents a day on average. 3 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | 5 / 5 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 3.56762 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 0.675 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 3.07814 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.9% (registered nurses 12.5%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-18 | 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. Resident Rights Deficiencies · tag F0625 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2020-01-19 |
| 2019-12-18 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0657 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2020-01-19 |
| 2019-12-18 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0679 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2020-01-19 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2003-10-10 |
| Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2015-08-24 |
| Atkins, Ginger Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-03-07 |
| Butler, Danny Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-03-07 |
| Preston, Forrest Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2003-10-10 |
| Cross, Cindy Individual | corporate officer | — | 2016-06-01 |
| Henry, Terry Individual | corporate officer | — | 2016-06-01 |
| Thurmond, Joan Individual | corporate officer | — | 2016-06-01 |
| Atkins, Ginger Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2005-11-01 |
| Plumley, Lynn Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 2019-09-26 |
| Solomon, Jennifer Individual | managing control - governing body | — | 1997-02-03 |
| Atkins, Ginger Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2005-11-01 |
| Butler, Danny Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-05-01 |
| Fletcher, Todd Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2021-05-01 |
| Lay, Lisa Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2017-04-24 |
| Plumley, Lynn Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-09-26 |
| Preston, Aubrey Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2024-11-27 |
| Preston, Forrest Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2015-08-24 |
| Solomon, Jennifer Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 1997-02-03 |
| Swanker, Richard Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2022-01-01 |
| Ziegler, James Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2015-08-24 |
What changed
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Ballard County.