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Life Care Center of Gwinnett

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3850 Safehaven Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30044 (opens Google Maps) · Gwinnett County · (770) 923-0005· 163 certified beds · avg 84 residents/day · certified since Mar 21, 1989 · Medicare and Medicaid certified

Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →

Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)

3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 10, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.56
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →

The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 12 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

    The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint F-0812

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · from a complaint F-0690

  3. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them. · from a complaint F-0694

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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Jun 18, 2026F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812
Jun 18, 2026D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · from a complaint · F-0690
Jun 18, 2026D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not safely and appropriately administer IV fluids (fluids given through a vein) for residents who needed them. · from a complaint · F-0694
Jun 18, 2026C · Potential for minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not make its inspection results easy for residents to see, or made it hard for residents to contact advocacy agencies like the ombudsman. · from a complaint · F-0577
Apr 10, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. · from a complaint · F-0655
Apr 10, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656
Apr 10, 2025E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility used bed rails without first trying safer alternatives, or without assessing the resident's safety risk, discussing the risks and benefits with the resident or family, getting consent, and installing the rails correctly. · F-0700
Sep 14, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584
Sep 14, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · from a complaint · F-0645
Sep 14, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · from a complaint · F-0656
Sep 14, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint · F-0658
Sep 14, 2023D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · from a complaint · F-0758

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 3).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202350D
202530E
202640F

Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.

Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityGeorgia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.56
Georgia average: 3.54
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.61
Georgia average: 0.50
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.21
Georgia average: 3.09
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityGeorgia avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)3.563.543.95top 43% in Georgia; bottom 40% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.610.500.69top 26% in Georgia; top 47% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing3.213.093.50top 36% in Georgia; bottom 42% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.560.350.48top 11% in Georgia; top 26% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)44.046.045.8top 42% in Georgia; top 47% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)25.044.542.9top 18% in Georgia; top 20% in the U.S.

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.60, RN 0.61, weekend 3.25.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.60 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.

Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5

Costs & payment

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Who owns this facility

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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Preston, ForrestIndividualDirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE01/06/1976
Bloomer, VirginiaIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/18/2022
Bloomer, VirginiaIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/18/2022
Cason, ChristopherIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2024
Cason, ChristopherIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2024
Cason, ChristopherIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE02/27/2025
Cross, CindyIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE04/21/1994
Fletcher, ToddIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2021
Fletcher, ToddIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE11/02/2020
Fletcher, ToddIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE05/01/2021
Henry, TerryIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE08/16/1999
Joseph, KirpichIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE03/27/2012
Joseph, KirpichIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE02/27/2025
Lay, LisaIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE04/24/2017
Lay, LisaIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE02/09/2018
Lay, LisaIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE04/24/2017
Life Care Centers of America, INC.OrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE10/31/1991
Life Care Centers of America, INC.OrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE11/29/2001
Preston, AubreyIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE11/27/2024
Preston, ForrestIndividualCorporate DirectorNOT APPLICABLE01/06/1976

Showing 20 of 32 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 12 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 193 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

  • "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
  • "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
  • "Who on your staff manages IV therapy, and what training and monitoring is in place?"
  • "Where do you post your latest state inspection results and the ombudsman's contact information?"
  • "What does the care plan for a brand-new resident cover in the first 48 hours, and who writes it?"
  • "Can you show me an example care plan, and how are families included when it's created and updated?"
  • "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
  • "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 44% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 32 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett3.1 miLawrenceville, GA★★☆☆☆3/5
Pruitthealth - Lilburn3.4 miLilburn, GA★☆☆☆☆1/5
Cambridge Post Acute Care Center4.4 miSnellville, GA★★☆☆☆2/5
Tucker Park Crossing of Journey LLC6.1 miTucker, GA★☆☆☆☆1/5
Parkside Post Acute and Rehabilitation6.6 miSnellville, GA★☆☆☆☆1/5
Pebblebrook Health Center at Park Springs6.8 miStone Mountain, GA★★★★☆3/5
Stone Mountain Run of Journey LLC7.0 miStone Mountain, GA★☆☆☆☆3/5
Tucker Operating Company LLC7.2 miTucker, GA★★☆☆☆2/5
Life Care Ctr of Lawrenceville7.8 miLawrenceville, GA★☆☆☆☆1/5
Mesun Health and Rehabilitation Center8.6 miLawrenceville, GA★★☆☆☆2/5
Briarwood Health Center by Harborview, LLC9.7 miTucker, GA★★★☆☆4/5
Salude - the Art of Recovery9.8 miSuwanee, GA★★★★★5/5

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Other facilities in the same county

CMS records place this facility in Gwinnett, GA — 11 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.

Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.

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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115347.

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