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Life Care Center of Banner Elk

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B
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185 Norwood Hollow Road,
Banner Elk NC 28604

(828) 898-5136

58.38% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of Banner Elk is an average-sized nursing home in Banner Elk, North Carolina. This turns out to be a very respectable facility, with an overall grade of B. Based on our assessment, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. This nursing home's impressive report card was highlighted by its inspection rating, which you can find in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-plus

One of the reasons this turned out to be a strong facility is that it earned an impressive inspection score. Inspections is its best category. In this area, we awarded it an A+. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility was assessed 3 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not deem any of the deficiencies to be an immediate threat to patient safety or health. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This nursing home was awarded a favorable long-term care grade as well. We gave it one of our higher scores in that area with a grade of B. Nursing homes that excel in long-term care typically are well-staffed and provide extensive hands on care to residents. In addition to looking at the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we looked at the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 96.860985 percent of its residents, which is an impressive figure. Pneumonia tragically can be a life or death condition for nursing home residents so we prefer when a facility does not leave its residents vulnerable. Lastly, this nursing home was able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

This facility received a favorable short-term care grade as well. We awarded it one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B. In the category of short-term care, we strive to assess indicators of a facility's rehabilitation. We analyze a nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses and various therapists. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents who ultimately returned home from the facility. We found that 5.4 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home as opposed to remaining at the nursing home on a permanent basis.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

Switching gears to the next area, we awarded this facility a grade of D for our nursing category. This is the facility's weakest category rating. Of course, this grade pulled down the nursing home's overall grade to some degree. Our nursing rating weighs many components, however, the most important one is the number of nurse hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. While this nursing home's nursing hours are below average, it surprised us in some of the qualitative data points in this category. In particular, we were pleased to find that its patients appear to be sustaining fewer pressure ulcers than the national average.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of Banner Elk Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 7.05% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also called bed sores, are routinely the result of residents staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 4.93% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of patients that sustained a fall resulting in severe injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 3.23% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a urinary tract infection. These infections are sometimes linked to insufficient hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 23.38% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents who were given antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Sadly, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 34.27% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety drugs are given to patients suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 8.1% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 98.43% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of residents that were administered the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be standard at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 17.5% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and eating.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 20.23% of Residents

This indicates the percentage of patients who remained mobile levels over time. Optimizing mobility is often a good sign for residents' health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This indicates the number of hospitalizations per 1,000 days of care. There is a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of nursing home care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 20.23% of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 11.35% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of Banner Elk, 72.15% of Resident

This datapoint measures the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some believe this is a reliable measure of a facility's rehabilitation services.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Charles a Cannon Jr Memorial HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 5.12 miles away434 Hospital Drive Linville North Carolina 28646Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 737-7000
  • Watauga Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 11.92 miles away336 Deerfield Road Boone North Carolina 28607Government - Local(828) 263-1211
  • Blue Ridge Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 19.79 miles away125 Hospital Dr Spruce Pine North Carolina 28777Voluntary non-profit - Private(828) 765-4201

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fresenius Medical Care Watauga County9.9 miles away2640 Nc Hwy. 105 Boone North Carolina 28607Dialysis Stations: 16 (828) 268-7502
  • Mayland Dialysis Center19.85 miles away575 Altapass Hwy Spruce Pine North Carolina 28777Dialysis Stations: 9 (828) 766-8122