Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

CMS Certification Number: 345203

Date First Approved to Provide Medicare/Medicaid Services: 1981-10-01

185 Norwood Hollow Road
Banner Elk, NC 28604

Call (828) 898-5136

Metrics & Ratings for Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

Life Care Center Of Banner Elk has 118 Certified Beds and an average of 67.2 residents per day.

Life Care Center Of Banner Elk has the following Quality Ratings.

(Data sourced from CMS.gov and updated 02/05/2026)

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Health Inspection Rating: 4 out of 5

QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Long Stay QM Rating: 4 out of 5

Short Stay QM Rating: 5 out of 5

Staffing Rating: 2 out of 5

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Staffing Metrics for Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

Life Care Center Of Banner Elk has the following staffing metrics, as reported by CMS.gov (Data updated 02/05/2026)

Reported Nurse Aide Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.62090

Reported LPN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.00922

Reported RN Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.40840

Reported Licensed Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 1.41761

Reported Total Nurse Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 3.03851

Total Number Of Nurse Staff Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 2.69501

Registered Nurse Hours Per Resident Per Day On The Weekend: 0.23071

Reported Physical Therapist Staffing Hours Per Resident Per Day: 0.03352

Quality Reporting Program Metrics for Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF: 59.26

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF: 5.60

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (National Comparison): No Different than the National Rate

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge: 90.74

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Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

Metrics & Ratings for Life Care Center Of Banner Elk

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