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1560 Highway 51, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 (opens Google Maps) · Tangipahoa County · (985) 229-2112· 140 certified beds · avg 122 residents/day · certified since Apr 17, 2002 · 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: COMMCARE CORPORATION (14 facilities, chain avg rating 3.7★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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.
Showing the latest 3 of 10 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. F-0761
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint F-0600
The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint F-0641
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.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint · F-0641 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The 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 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | C · Potential for minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Jun 13, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · F-0637 |
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| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | E |
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.
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What these staffing numbers mean →
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| Measure | This facility | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.37 | 4.04 | 3.95 | top 29% in Louisiana; top 27% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.69 | bottom 20% in Louisiana; bottom 2% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.57 | 3.45 | 3.50 | top 38% in Louisiana; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.48 | bottom 3% in Louisiana; bottom 1% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.2 | 47.6 | 45.8 | top 16% in Louisiana; top 25% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 40.0 | 41.6 | 42.9 | top 45% in Louisiana; top 46% 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 4.18, RN 0.17, weekend 3.42.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.18 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 5/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
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 →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commcare Corporation | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 05/01/2021 |
| Commcare Management Corporation | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Ford, Michael | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Harvey Psarellis, Dawn | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Harvey Psarellis, Dawn | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Harvey Psarellis, Dawn | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Hudson, Mary | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2020 |
| Lundberg, Alec | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Mangun, Garold | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Mangun, Garold | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2021 |
| Prechter, Patricia | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Prechter, Patricia | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Prechter, Patricia | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
All 13 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Commcare Corporation — 14 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 13 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 195543.
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