Skilled nursing facility · CMS certified · CCN 345203

Life Care Center of Banner Elk

185 Norwood Hollow Road, Banner Elk, NC 28604 · Avery County · one of 419 skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina

118

certified beds

4 / 5

overall rating

For-profit

ownership type

under 70%

occupancy band

1.34

case mix, 0.95x the North Carolina average

Quality and staffing

CMS Care Compare · Jul 2026

Overall rating4 / 5 · state 2.9

Health inspection4 / 5 · state 2.8

Staffing3 / 5 · state 2.7

RN hours per resident per day0.41 · state 0.59

Overall rating, last 8 quarters

up 1 star over the 8 quarters shown

Surveys and enforcement

public record

Aug 2025

last standard survey

deficiencies cited · North Carolina avg 8.7

fines, last 3 years

Yes

part of a chain

Medicaid in North Carolina

state rate files

$350

median daily rate across the North Carolina buildings in our rate book, Apr 2026 file

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Avery County

buildingbedsoverallLife Care Center of Banner Elk1184 / 5

All North Carolina buildings in Avery County ›

North Carolina at a glance

419

buildings

43,850

licensed beds

83%

occupancy

84%

for-profit

North Carolina market intelligence report ›

The neighborhood

Nearby skilled nursing

buildingbedsoveralloccupancyThe Foley Center at Chestnut RidgeBlowing Rock · 10.7 mi922 / 5over 85%The Waters of Roan Highlands,llcRoan Mountain · 10.8 mi805 / 5over 85%Glenbridge Health and RehabilitationBoone · 12.7 mi1341 / 570-85%The Greens at Spruce PinesSpruce Pine · 20.6 mi1272 / 570-85%Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation CenterLenoir · 21.9 mi1201 / 5over 85%Hibriten Mountain Nursing and RehabilitationLenoir · 22.8 mi1001 / 570-85%

Public record only, the map and the list carry the same facts, and neither names an owner.