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The 5 Best Nursing Homes in Lake Charles, LA for 2024

Lake Charles is located in southeast Louisiana about 30 miles from the Texas border. Official census estimates place the city’s senior population at 12,856, representing 16.4% of its 78,396 residents. Lake Charles’s seniors have access to several quality medical centers including Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital, Avail Hospital and the Lake Charles Memorial System. They also benefit from a cost of living that’s more than 16% below the national average which is reflected in the city’s median costs for long term care. On average, seniors in Lake Charles spend $5,880 a month for a semiprivate room in a nursing home, roughly 24% less than the national figure.

The majority of nursing home residents are older adults who need around-the-clock medical supervision. Common care services in nursing homes include wound care, vital signs and diabetes monitoring and intravenous therapy, and physicians and registered nursing are almost always on-site. For seniors with less severe medical needs, assisted living or home health care may be a better option.

This guide offers seniors a high-level overview of the costs for senior care in Lake Charles as well as a few programs that can help seniors pay for care and reduce expenses.

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Nursing Home Costs in Lake Charles, Louisiana

The median cost of a private room in a Lake Charles nursing home is $6,143 a month. Semiprivate rooms average $5,880 a month. 

The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities

At $5,880 a month, nursing home care in Lake Charles is more expensive than most cities in Louisiana. The city’s seniors spend about $253 more than seniors in nearby Lafayette and $344 more than seniors in Alexandria. Across the border in Beaumont, Texans spend about $618 less per month than older adults in Lake Charles. In New Orleans, the median cost of nursing home care is $5,931 a month, one of a few above Lake Charles’. While Lake Charles is relatively expensive in Louisiana, it’s still $1,876 less than the national average. 

Lake Charles

$5,880

Louisiana

$5,536

The United States

$7,756

Alexandria

$5,536

New Orleans

$5,931

Beaumont, TX

$5,262

Lafayette

$5,627

The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care

For long-term care, nursing homes are the most expensive option in Lake Charles. On average, the city’s seniors spend $3,432 a month for both in-home care and home health care, and the city’s median cost of assisted living is $4,725 a month. A semiprivate room in a nursing home costs $1,155 more per month than assisted living, and for private accommodations in a nursing home, seniors spend about $263 more than a semiprivate room. Although the data wasn’t available, adult day health care is often the most affordable type of care. 

Home care

$3,432

Home health care

$3,432

Assisted living

$4,725

Nursing home (semiprivate room)

$5,880

Nursing home (private room)

$6,143

Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.

  • Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one’s stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days in a skilled nursing facility, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those in need of long-term care will need to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
  • Medicaid: Medicaid covers most of the costs of living in a skilled nursing facility for those who qualify. Care, room, and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras like specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility standards are strict and complex, so not all seniors are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
  • Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including skilled nursing care.

If these options aren’t available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about any local financial assistance programs for seniors.

Free Resources for Seniors in Lake Charles, Louisiana

The list below outlines agencies and services that may help seniors pay for nursing home care, resolve issues in care facilities and save money on living expenses before moving into a nursing home.

ResourceContactService
Calcasieu Council on Aging(337) 474-2583At the Calcasieu Council on Aging, seniors have access to free transportation for their medical appointments, home-delivered meals and personal assistance understanding the state’s Medicaid and Medicare programs. The C.C.O.A. also runs the local Aging and Disability Resource Center, which connects seniors with a variety of services and programs to help them find and finance their care at an ideal nursing facility.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman(225) 342-7100The long-term care ombudsman is tasked with ensuring seniors in Louisiana’s nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are treated with fairness and decency and that their rights are always upheld. When nursing home residents have a problem with care quality, finances, food or other matters, the long-term care ombudsman investigates the situation at hand and, when necessary, takes action to support the resident’s quality of life.
Louisiana Department of Health(225) 342-9500The Louisiana Department of Health is responsible for handling enrollment in the state’s government assistance programs. Workers at the agency assist seniors with completing Medicaid applications and understanding the benefits they may receive including nursing home care and other supportive services.

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Arleen

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Review of Calcasieu Community Care Center

My mom moved into the Calcasieu Community Care Center. The facility is new. It's only been there for four years. They have all kinds of activities that they do. My mom says the food is good. She...

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Debbie

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

Review of The Guardian House

My father is at The Guardian House. We were going to put him in the assisted living, but he's deteriorated and the doctor called hospice in and he'll be at the back at The Guardian. We're perfectly...

Provider response

Thank you so much, Debbie! We sure appreciate you taking the time to give us a good review - I will show your sweet note to our staff! Again, we do appreciate this wonderful review.

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Review of Lake Charles Care Center

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