Life Care Center of Elizabethton
1641 HIGHWAY 19E, Elizabethton, TN, 37643
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 7 deficiencies against Life Care Center of Elizabethton in Elizabethton, Tennessee at its most recent standard inspection on 2023-11-14. 3 findings have been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $10,036. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 11 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2024-02-29 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0711 · 2024-02-29 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0756 · 2024-02-29 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0561 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0584 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0732 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0842 · 2023-11-14 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0644 · 2018-11-15 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
What Medicare has fined this home
Who owns Life Care Center of Elizabethton
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUND I INVESTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Organization | 96% | since 08/23/1995 |
| HCF INC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/23/1995 |
| ARCHER, MELISSA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/10/2024 |
| GRINDSTAFF, BRANDY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/16/2020 |
| SOLOMON, JENNIFER | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2019 |
| CROSS, CINDY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/23/1995 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/02/2020 |
| HENRY, TERRY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/16/1999 |
| LAY, LISA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/09/2018 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/22/2000 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/16/1999 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 445302.
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