Life Care Center Of Elizabethton
1641 Highway 19E, Elizabethton, TN, 37643
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 158 · avg 118 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.8% — higher than most Tennessee nursing homesTennessee avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — higher than most Tennessee nursing homesTennessee avg: 43.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Tennessee averageTennessee avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $10,036 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 445302
- Certified beds
- 158 beds · avg 118 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Elizabethton Medical Investors Lp
- 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 (20 on record)
- Deepika a Tumkur
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Brandy Grindstaff
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Aubrey Preston
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Melissa Foster Archer
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Todd Fletcher
Corporate Officer · since 2020
+ 14 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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 11)
- J0756·Feb 29, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- J0711·Feb 29, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
- J0684·Feb 29, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0842·Nov 14, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0732·Nov 14, 2023
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0695·Nov 14, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D0656·Nov 14, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0609·Nov 14, 2023
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $10K
Most recent events
- Feb 29, 2024Fine · $10K
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 10, 2019. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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