1641 Highway 19e, Elizabethton, TN 37643 (opens Google Maps) · Carter County · (423) 542-4133· 158 certified beds · avg 122 residents/day · certified since Jan 15, 1993 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Feb 29, 2024 · F-0684 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals.
Why it matters: Care that strays from doctor's orders or ignores the resident's wishes can lead to declining health and avoidable harm.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 5, 2023 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Feb 29, 2024 · F-0711 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit.
Why it matters: Without regular documented doctor reviews, changes in a resident's condition and treatment can slip through the cracks.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 5, 2023 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Feb 29, 2024 · F-0756 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems.
Why it matters: Skipped pharmacist reviews allow unnecessary drugs, wrong doses, and harmful interactions to go undetected.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Dec 5, 2023 (Past Non-Compliance)
Showing the latest 3 of 11 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint F-0684
The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit. · from a complaint F-0711
The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · from a complaint F-0756
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint · F-0684 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not make sure the resident's doctor reviewed their care and wrote, signed, and dated progress notes and orders at each required visit. · from a complaint · F-0711 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · from a complaint · F-0756 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. · F-0561 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · F-0609 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| Nov 15, 2018 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $10,036.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,036 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.68 | 3.62 | 3.95 | top 35% in Tennessee; bottom 46% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.69 | bottom 34% in Tennessee; bottom 27% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.02 | 3.15 | 3.50 | bottom 50% in Tennessee; bottom 32% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.48 | bottom 25% in Tennessee; bottom 22% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 53.3 | 48.9 | 45.8 | bottom 37% in Tennessee; bottom 29% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 47.1 | 43.2 | 42.9 | bottom 40% in Tennessee; bottom 40% in the U.S. |
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 3.44, RN 0.40, weekend 2.82.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.44 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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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
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund I Investments Limited Partnership | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 96% | 08/23/1995 |
| HCF INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Archer, Melissa | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/10/2024 |
| Archer, Melissa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/10/2024 |
| Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/23/1983 |
| Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP | Organization | General Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/05/2000 |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Elizabethton Medical Investors LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/1990 |
| Elizabethton Medical Investors LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/05/2000 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/02/2020 |
| Fund I Investments Limited Partnership | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/05/2000 |
| Grindstaff, Brandy | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/16/2020 |
| Grindstaff, Brandy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/16/2020 |
| Grindstaff, Brandy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/20/2025 |
| HCF INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/16/1999 |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2018 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/05/1990 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/20/2025 |
Showing 20 of 30 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 10 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
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.
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.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hall Nursing Home | 0.2 mi | Elizabethton, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton Rehab & Welln | 0.9 mi | Elizabethton, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hermitage Health Center | 1.0 mi | Elizabethton, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Hillview Health Center | 1.1 mi | Elizabethton, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Princeton Transitional Care & Assisted Living | 8.1 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Abundant Christian Living Community Rehabilitation | 8.1 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Agape Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, a Waters CM | 8.3 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Johnson City | 8.8 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| The Waters of Johnson City, LLC | 9.6 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Lakebridge, a Waters Community, LLC | 9.9 mi | Johnson City, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Gray | 12.7 mi | Gray, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Waters of Bristol a Rehabilitation and Nursing | 12.8 mi | Blountville, TN | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Carter, TN — 6 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 445302.
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