Life Care Center of La Center

    252 W 5th St, La Center, KY, 42056
    4.9 · 42 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Highly recommend Life Care LaCenter

    I placed my mom at Life Care of LaCenter and I couldn't be happier. The staff are kind, professional and truly go above and beyond - treating residents like family, providing attentive 24-hour care and strong rehab/therapy - and the facility is clean, modern, odor-free and home-like. I highly recommend it.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    4.88 · 42 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      4.9
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.9

    Pros

    • Caring, compassionate staff
    • Attentive and helpful caregivers
    • Staff go above and beyond
    • Residents treated like family
    • 24-hour care availability
    • Clean, odor-free facility
    • Safe and welcoming environment
    • Low staff turnover
    • Friendly, pleasant staff interactions
    • Strong communication with families
    • Effective rehabilitation/therapy program
    • Progress noted in therapies
    • Diabetic Footwear service available
    • Live music/singing and activity programs
    • Support for visitation by friends and family
    • Modern facility and good location
    • Professional administration and pastoral visits
    • Automated/efficient check-in
    • Positive family satisfaction and high recommendations
    • Sense of home and pride in service

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment: The reviews for Life Care Center of La Center are overwhelmingly positive. Reviewers consistently emphasize high-quality, compassionate caregiving and a clean, welcoming facility. Many reviewers explicitly state strong satisfaction—some giving perfect scores, recommending the facility, or saying they would choose it again—suggesting broad, consistent approval from residents' families and visitors.

    Care quality and staff: The dominant theme across all summaries is the quality of staff and caregiving. Staff are described repeatedly as hardworking, loving, kind, compassionate, and attentive. Multiple reviewers note staff who 'go the extra mile,' sit with residents to feed them, provide 24-hour care, and make residents feel special or treated like family. There are repeated mentions of staff devotion, pride in service, and low turnover, which contributes to continuity of care and a home-like atmosphere. Several summaries highlight that staff keep families updated on therapy progress and maintain friendly, easy-to-talk-to relationships with visitors.

    Facilities, cleanliness, and safety: Reviewers consistently mention that the facility is very clean and odor-free, creating a safe and welcoming environment. Descriptions like "modern facility," "well cared for residents," and "pleasant visit" recur throughout the summaries. The physical environment is seen as both professional and home-like. Additional operational positives noted include automated check-in processes and a convenient location. Pastoral visits and an emphasis on courtesy during family visits also reinforce the welcoming atmosphere.

    Rehabilitation, activities, and services: Several reviews specifically praise the rehabilitation program and note observable progress in therapy. The facility appears to support active recovery and ongoing therapy goals. Activities such as live singing and music programs are mentioned as enhancing residents' quality of life. A few summaries call out specialized services like Diabetic Footwear, indicating availability of ancillary clinical/personal services. The combination of therapy, programming, and pastoral/visitor support paints a picture of a facility attentive to both clinical and social needs.

    Family experience and outcomes: Families and visitors communicate high levels of satisfaction. Comments such as "mom happy," "aunt loves staff," "highly recommend," and expressions of gratitude are frequent. Reviewers note positive family visits and that staff communicate well about progress, which helps family members feel informed and reassured. Multiple summaries emphasize that residents appear well cared for and content.

    Gaps, limitations, and potential concerns: The provided summaries contain virtually no negative comments and do not raise specific concerns about care, staffing, or operations. That said, the reviews also omit or do not address some practical areas that potential enquirers may want to know more about—there is little to no information on dining and menu quality, medication management specifics, clinical outcomes beyond therapy progress, staffing ratios, room types or privacy, cost/pricing and insurance matters, or complaint resolution processes. Because the sample is uniformly positive, it may reflect selection bias (satisfied families are more likely to leave reviews) and may not fully capture occasional service lapses or individual negative experiences.

    Recommendation for prospective families: Based on these summaries, Life Care Center of La Center projects a strong reputation for compassionate caregiving, cleanliness, and effective rehabilitation with active programming. Prospective residents and families should consider an in-person visit to confirm specific needs—ask about dining, medication administration, staffing ratios, private room availability, insurance/costs, and any clinical specialties relevant to the resident. Overall, the review patterns indicate a facility with a caring staff, good communication, a clean environment, and strong family approval.

    Location

    Map showing location of Life Care Center of La Center

    About Life Care Center of La Center

    Life Care Center of La Center sits right on 5th Street in La Center, Kentucky, and the place tends to feel homey and welcoming, with large lounges where families can visit awhile, a hand-dipped ice cream café that gets popular on warm days, and a courtyard that's got a lighted gazebo for sitting outside, which is real pleasant when the weather agrees. They do offer different levels of care, which covers assisted living, independent living, memory care for folks living with Alzheimer's or dementia, long-term skilled nursing, and even home care and day services for those who want to stay in their own house as long as possible. Some families rely on them for short-term rehab after surgeries or hospital stays, while others settle in for longer periods, and for those who need constant help, they've got 24-hour skilled nursing, a therapy team on hand for both inpatient and outpatient rehab, plus care plans made special for each person's needs, whether that's physical therapy, wound care, pain or medicine management, or just making sure you get your meals and medicines on time.

    Life Care Center of La Center and its SpringBridge Rehab offer lots of specialized care, covering things like orthopedic care, neurology services, diabetes care, IV antibiotics, and even tube feeding and oxygen therapy, so it's set up for everything from regular nursing care to heavier medical needs. If someone's recovering from a stroke or a fall, they have speech therapy and occupational therapy right there, and rehab can be as short or long as the situation needs. The center also has a dedicated memory care unit, which means a safer setup for folks who might wander or get confused, and staff trained exactly for memory-related issues. People needing hospice care and end-of-life support can get that, and the same goes for respite care and short stays if a family member needs a break or support for a few days. They even have services for kids, with age-appropriate activities and a safe, caring environment for learning and play.

    The community's run by Life Care Centers of America, which manages more than 200 places like this in many states, and the local administrator is Ms. Ginger Atkins. They accept Medicare and Medicaid, and the facility's well-rated, getting an overall B and an A+ for inspections, which most families like to know. There's a beauty salon and barbershop on the grounds, homemaking services, and transportation help if someone needs rides to appointments, and medical alert devices help keep everyone safe. Families have a say too, through a council, and there's a resident council for people living there, so voices get heard about meals, activities, and the little stuff that matters most day to day. If you're curious, you can look through a photo gallery, find updates on their Facebook page, or take a tour, sit and talk with staff or residents, and see for yourself how the place runs on a normal day. Everything feels focused on the person, with nurses, therapists, and aides working together to support individual needs and goals, no matter how big or small.

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