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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 185320

Life Care Center of La Center

252 W. 5th Street, La Center, KY 42056 · Ballard County · one of 267 skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky
70
certified beds
5 / 5
overall rating
For-profit
ownership type
over 85%
occupancy band
1.40
case mix, 0.99x the Kentucky average
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252 W. 5th Street, La Center, KY
Map around Life Care Center of La Center
Map · Ballard County
Quality and staffing
CMS Care Compare · Jul 2026
Overall rating5 / 5 · state 2.9
Health inspection5 / 5 · state 3
Staffing4 / 5 · state 2.7
RN hours per resident per day0.68 · state 0.77
Overall rating, last 8 quarters
053Q3’243Q4’245Q1’255Q2’255Q3’255Q4’255Q1’265Q2’26latest
up 2 stars over the 8 quarters shown
Surveys and enforcement
public record
Nov 2024
last standard survey
0
deficiencies cited · Kentucky avg 3.4
$0
fines, last 3 years
2016
last change of ownership on the federal file
Yes
part of a chain
Medicaid in Kentucky
state rate files
$372
median daily rate across the Kentucky buildings in our rate book, Oct 2025 file
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Ballard County
buildingbedsoverallLife Care Center of La Center705 / 5
Kentucky at a glance
267
buildings
25,352
licensed beds
86%
occupancy
82%
for-profit
The neighborhood
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Source: CMS Provider Information and Care Compare, Jul 2026 files. Public record only; this page never identifies who owns a building.