Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care

What do LDH's records say about Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care?

Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care is on the state's current roster as license #2203784133, licensed for 129 residents, which makes it larger than the 95-resident middle of the larger ARCPs from Covington to Belle Chasse.

An ARCP license in Louisiana belongs to one licensee at one address and cannot be sold; this one traces back to December 1, 1999. A new owner must file its own paperwork, which is why the issue date can be more recent than the first-licensed date.

Does Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care provide nursing care?

Louisiana licenses Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care at Level 3, the assisted living level. It can help with daily activities and medications but may not deliver nursing services; residents who need skilled care bring in home health or hospice under their own orders.

That distinction matters after a hospital stay: wound care or therapy comes from a home health agency, and the ARCP coordinates it.

Can Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care care for someone with dementia?

Its licensed name references memory care, which under Louisiana law means it markets a specialized dementia care program; the rule requires Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care to keep written policies and admission criteria for that program available to the public (LAC 48:I.6851).

LDH does not publish a list of which ARCPs have disclosed a dementia program, so ask for the written criteria, whether the unit's doors are locked under an approval from the Office of State Fire Marshal, and proof that hands-on staff completed eight hours of dementia training within 90 days of hire and eight more each year. See Louisiana's dementia care rules.

Has Louisiana cited Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care for deficiencies?

LDH does not publish ARCP inspection findings in a downloadable list, but Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care must keep its latest statement of deficiencies posted on site, and the public can request it from the Health Standards Section.

A clean wall is not proof of a clean record, and a citation is not proof of a bad building; what matters is what was cited and how Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care responded. If you see something on a visit that worries you, LDH's Health Standards Section takes complaints at 1-888-810-1819, and its investigations are unannounced.

How does Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care handle storm evacuations?

Every Louisiana ARCP must keep a written emergency plan covering evacuation and sheltering in place, a list of what any generator powers, and identification for each resident, and must give each resident a copy of its evacuation procedures; ask Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care for that copy before move-in.

Jefferson Parish straddles the river, with the East Bank behind the lakefront levees and the West Bank closer to the coastal marsh, so evacuation calls can differ between the two banks. Ask for the name of the host site, how medications travel with residents, and the written formula for any extra disaster charges, which LDH requires in the pre-residency information.

What are the alternatives to Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care nearby?

The closest other ARCP licensed for nine or more residents is Inspired Living at Kenner in Kenner, in the same ZIP code, listed as Level 3 (assisted living) with 160 licensed residents.

What medical care is close to Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care in Kenner?

Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care is in Kenner, Jefferson Parish; the nearest acute-care hospital on LDH's licensed roster is Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner, in the same ZIP code.

Next is East Jefferson General Hospital at about 3.8 miles. Distances use ZIP-code centroids, so treat them as approximate.

If nursing home care is needed later, the nearest CMS-certified nursing homes are Chateau Living Center (0.3 mi, CMS 1 of 5) and Waldon Health Care Center (2.1 mi, CMS 1 of 5).

PACE Greater New Orleans lists this ZIP code in its service area, so a resident who later prefers to live with family nearby could still use it.

What should families ask Laketown Village, Residential Care & Memory Care before moving in?

Let the state rules set the agenda: ask where the latest LDH findings are posted, and read the plan of correction with them.

• Ask which home health agencies come in for residents who need skilled nursing, since a Level 3 ARCP cannot provide it.
• Ask whether medications are given by staff (licensed nurses or certified medication attendants) or only self-administered with help, and what that costs.
• Read the termination criteria in the residency agreement before signing; an involuntary discharge can be appealed within 30 days.
• Ask for the rate history and the care-level price list, and confirm the 30-day written notice for increases.
• Ask to meet the administrator on the license, Marie Letellier, and who is in charge overnight.