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Life Care Center of Banner Elk, Banner Elk, NC: 4 star rating, no fines
Life Care Center of Banner Elk in Banner Elk, NC is owned by Developers Investment Company Inc, is rated 4 of 5 stars by Medicare, and had no fines in the three years to October 1, 2026. CMS lists 6 health citations from inspections in that time, the latest survey on August 6, 2025, and none of them found actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
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- Address
- 185 Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604
- Overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 3 of 5
- Quality measure rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 118
- Residents per day
- 65 on average
- Ownership type
- For profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Banner Elk Operations LLC
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America, 194 facilities
- Fines
- $0 across 0 fines, three years to October 1, 2026
- Payment denials
- 0
- Health citations
- 6, of which 0 with actual harm or immediate jeopardy
- Latest survey
- August 6, 2025
- CMS Certification Number
- 345203
- On Care Compare
- Medicare Care Compare
Recent health citations
Citations from health inspections, newest first.
| Survey date | Tag | What CMS cited | Scope and severity | Status | Corrected on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2025 | F880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 22, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 6, 2025 | F761 | 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. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 22, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 6, 2025 | F690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | August 22, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2024 | F700 | 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. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 12, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2024 | F679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 12, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
| August 21, 2024 | F565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | Corrected | September 12, 2024 | data.cms.gov |
Owners and managers
Organizations CMS lists as owners or managers of this facility, as CMS names them. CMS also lists 19 individual or personal trusts (1 owners, 10 managers, 5 officers, directors or trustees, 3 other disclosable parties). Their names are not shown on this page.
| Organization | Role | Share | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developers Investment Company Inc | Direct owner | Not listed | August 24, 2015 | data.cms.gov |
| Developers Investment Company Inc | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | August 24, 2015 | data.cms.gov |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Operational or managerial control | Not listed | September 30, 2015 | data.cms.gov |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. | Additional disclosable party | Not listed | March 10, 2025 | data.cms.gov |
Also on SpecStream
- All nursing homes in North Carolina
- Every nursing home Developers Investment Company Inc owns or manages
- Every nursing home Life Care Centers of America, Inc. owns or manages
- This facility on Medicare Care Compare
Updated November 7, 2026. Read from CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing homes. Open data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (US government work). Fines and citations are as CMS lists them on the date this page was read and can change after an appeal. The CMS files are joined on the CMS Certification Number. CMS gives owners no ID, so an owner page groups facilities by the owner name as CMS spells it. Names of individual owners and managers are not shown. This page uses CMS data and is not endorsed or certified by CMS. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.