Life Care CTR of Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville, Georgia · CCN 115659
11 surveys since 2009. The first finding at harm level was recorded in 2016.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 48
- Surveys
- 11
- Harm or worse
- 9
- Immediate jeopardy
- 9
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 125
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA
- County
- Gwinnett
- Medicare-certified since
- 1999
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 3
- Health inspection
- 3
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 4
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Not shown for this facility: too few citations in window (n=19, floor 20).
Last survey on record
Mar 29, 2026
225 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 4.24 | 3.35 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.65 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 32.9% | 46.5% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L320.0% |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D960.0% | E213.3% | F16.7% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6953×
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F6412×
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- F8802×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F5781×
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- F6441×
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Life Care CTR of Lawrenceville, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Aug 17, 2023
Based on record review, staff interviews, review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, and review of the job description for the Executive Director (ED), facility Administration failed to ensure the health and safety of the residents by not maintaining an effective Infection Prevention Control Program (IPCP) that would identify and investigate an infection outbreak to prevent or reduce the spread of Covid-19 by not following current guidelines for resident and staff testing (contact tracing or broad based testing). […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF880Aug 17, 2023
Based on record review, staff interviews, review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Personnel (HCP) During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, and review of the facility policies, the facility failed to implement initial and ongoing testing of residents and staff as recommended by Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH) to lessen the exposure of Covid-19 during an outbreak and failed to obtain Physician's Orders for Covid-19 testing for 21 of 28 residents (R#'s 59, 2, 114, 80, 322, 113, 46, 112, 74, 13, 27, 324, 222, 51, 469, 323, 119, 10, 58, 120, and 21) reviewed that were positive for Covid-19. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF882Aug 17, 2023
Based on record review, staff interviews, and review of the Registered Nurse (RN) Infection Preventionist (IP) job description, the facility failed to ensure that the person in the role of (IP) adequately assessed, developed, implemented, monitored, and managed the Infection Control and Prevention (IPCP) program, to prevent and control the spread of infections. Specifically, a Covid-19 outbreak began on August 2, 2023, and the facility's failure to implement the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Georgia Department of Public Health's (GDPH) recommended practices for contact tracing or broad-based testing, resulted in 28 residents and eight staff members testing positive, three Covid-19 related hospitalization s, and one Covid related death during this outbreak of Covid-19. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Mar 29, 2026
Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility's policy titled, Food Safety and Sanitation, the facility failed to ensure food safety protocols and maintain sanitary conditions for the ice machine, the disposal of expired and opened food in the walk-in refrigerator freezer, and failed to properly label or date food in the dry storage and walk in freezer. The deficient practices had the potential to place 84 residents who received an oral diet from the kitchen at risk of contracting a foodborne illness. Findings Include:Review of the facility's policy titled Food Safety and Sanitation reviewed dated 05/01/2025, documented in Procedure . 2. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, patternF689Jan 30, 2025
Based on observations, staff interviews, record review and review the facility document titled, [Name of Company] TELS (The Equipment Lifecycle System): Instructions, the facility failed to keep the residents free of accident hazards as evidenced by water temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit (F) in four out of 68 resident rooms (room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], room [ROOM NUMBER], and room [ROOM NUMBER]). The deficient practices had the potential to cause injury to residents residing in these rooms. Findings include: Review of the facility document titled, [Name of Company] TELS: Instructions, under the section titled Steps revealed, 1. […]
Read 23 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 23 of 48 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Mar 29, 2026Standard and complaint3 findings
- Dec 30, 2025Complaint1 finding
- Jan 30, 2025Standard and complaint5 findings
- Aug 17, 2023Standard and complaint6 findings · 3 harm
- Feb 3, 2022Standard4 findings
- Feb 16, 2017Complaint3 findings · 2 harm
- Nov 4, 2016Standard and complaint13 findings · 4 harm
- Dec 31, 2014Standard2 findings
Show the 3 earlier surveys
- Mar 21, 2013—3 findings
- Oct 27, 2011—5 findings
- Apr 15, 2009Standard and complaint3 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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