Life Care Center Of Banner Elk
185 Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk, NC, 28604
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 118 · avg 68 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 25% — lower than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 49.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 55.6% — higher than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 46.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 345203
- Certified beds
- 118 beds · avg 68 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Banner Elk Operations Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (16 on record)
- Joseph David Barker
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Lynn Kilpatrick
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Brandy l. Laws
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Aubrey Preston
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- James Ziegler
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
+ 10 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)
- D0880·Aug 6, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·Aug 6, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0690·Aug 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D0700·Aug 21, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
- E0679·Aug 21, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D0565·Aug 21, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D0688·May 24, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 24, 2023. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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