Nursing Home Comparison: Community First Medical Center vs. Carlton At The Lake The

The facility Community First Medical Center holds the edge in overall quality, scoring 5 CMS Stars compared to Carlton At The Lake The's 2 CMS Stars. In the TCI Star Rating (a proprietary measure), **Community First Medical Center** scores **5 Stars** compared to Carlton At The Lake The's 3 Stars. When reviewing the core nursing resources, Community First Medical Center reports a higher licensed nursing staff ratio, providing 3.45 hours of licensed nurse care per resident day (National Average is 1.4 hours). Carlton At The Lake The is part of the Legacy Healthcare chain, which holds an average overall rating of 3.00. Regarding recent health inspection history, both facilities had deficiencies in their most recent survey, with Community First Medical Center recording 4 total deficiencies and Carlton At The Lake The recording 15.Finally, in terms of compliance history, both facilities have incurred past fines; Community First Medical Center totaling $3,250.00, and Carlton At The Lake The totaling $241,130.92.