Elderberry Health Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Elderberry Health Care is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Marshall, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 38.7% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Elderberry Health Care
415 Elderberry LaneMarshall, NC 28753
Madison County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Elderberry Health Care, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 18% below the North Carolina average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.93 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.94 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.57 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
38.7% of nursing staff at Elderberry Health Care left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Elderberry Health Care holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Elderberry Health Care
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Wilkinson Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 14, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Elderberry Health Care
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| Madison Health and Rehabilitation Mars Hill · abuse citation | 7.2 | 100 | 2.44 | 3.60 | 37.9% | 3 | $9,110 |
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| Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 11.1 | 100 | 2.00 | 3.06 | 35.8% | 1 | $73,475 |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 12.6 | 77 | 2.21 | 3.28 | 60.5% | 3 | None |
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| Pisgah Manor Health Care Center Candler | 15.6 | 118 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 59.1% | 2 | $59,391 |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 16.1 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.25 | 72.8% | 1 | $174,346 |
| Aston Park Health Care Center Asheville | 16.4 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.67 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.