Nursing homes in Carter County, Tennessee
Carter County, Tennessee has 6 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 579 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 4.5 of 5 (the Tennessee average is 3.0), and 5 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.64 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 1 of the 6.
- Nursing homes
- 6
- Certified beds
- 579
- Average overall rating
- 4.5
- Certified beds in use
- 81.5%
All 6 homes
- 5 of 5 Hermitage Health Center 70beds 76.7%in use 3.63nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Ivy Hall Nursing Home 101beds 83.5%in use 4.37nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton Rehab & Welln 94beds 72.4%in use 3.89nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc 80beds 89.9%in use 3.32nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Hillview Health Center 76beds 88.8%in use 3.65nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Life Care Center of Elizabethton 158beds 77.4%in use 3.44nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Carter County, Tennessee?
CMS lists 6 certified nursing homes in Carter County, with 579 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Carter County have a 5-star overall rating?
4 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Hermitage Health Center, Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton Rehab & Welln, The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc.
How full are nursing homes in Carter County?
On an average day about 81.5% of certified beds are in use across homes in Carter County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in Tennessee