Life Care Center of Elizabethton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Elizabethton is a 158-bed for-profit nursing home in Elizabethton, Tennessee, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 53.3% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Life Care Center of Elizabethton
1641 Highway 19eElizabethton, TN 37643
Carter 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 Life Care Center of Elizabethton, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Tennessee average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 267 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.85 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.44 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.82 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Elizabethton left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 14, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,036 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $10,036 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Life Care Center of Elizabethton holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Elizabethton
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Elizabethton Medical Investors LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 15, 1993
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Elizabethton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ivy Hall Nursing Home Elizabethton | 0.2 | 101 | 2.78 | 4.37 | 43.4% | 5 | None |
| Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton Rehab & Welln Elizabethton | 0.9 | 94 | 2.17 | 3.89 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Hermitage Health Center Elizabethton | 1.0 | 70 | 2.06 | 3.63 | 53.4% | 5 | None |
| Hillview Health Center Elizabethton | 1.1 | 76 | 1.99 | 3.65 | 41.2% | 4 | None |
| Princeton Transitional Care & Assisted Living Johnson City | 8.1 | 47 | 2.04 | 4.79 | 52.2% | 5 | None |
| Abundant Christian Living Community Rehabilitation Johnson City | 8.1 | 103 | 1.77 | 3.16 | 42.4% | 5 | None |
| Agape Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, a Waters CM Johnson City | 8.3 | 84 | 1.78 | 3.18 | 54.4% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Johnson City Johnson City | 8.8 | 167 | 2.47 | 3.89 | 28.9% | 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.