Life Care Center of Banner Elk

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No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.

What these staffing numbers mean →

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 3.18, RN 0.41, weekend 2.96.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.18 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

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 →

For profit - Corporation

Showing 20 of 23 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 3 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 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.

• Life Care Center of Hendersonville — Hendersonville, NC · overall 3/5
• Life Care Center of Elkhorn — Elkhorn, NE · overall 1/5
• Life Care Center of Omaha — Omaha, NE · overall 1/5
• Life Care Center of Farmington — Farmington, NM · overall 3/5
• Life Care Center of Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV · overall 3/5
• Life Care Center of Reno — Reno, NV · overall 1/5SFF
• Life Care Center of South Las Vegas — Las Vegas, NV · overall 2/5SFF
• Life Care Center of Elyria — Elyria, OH · overall 5/5

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 193 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Full visit checklist →

Print visit checklist

Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

• "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
• "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
• "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
• "Can I see this month's activities calendar, and what do you offer residents who can't leave their rooms?"
• "Does your facility have an active resident council, and how does management respond to its concerns?"
• "What alternatives do you try before using bed rails, and how do you involve families in that decision?"
• "What do you do daily to keep residents moving, and how do you help residents at risk of losing mobility?"

Also worth asking anywhere

• "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the North Carolina midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
• "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
• "CMS reports 18% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
• "The ownership record on file lists 23 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
• "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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