Overview
Eckerd Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Highlands. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 86% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 10, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Eckerd Living Center is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 49 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 18%
Top 15%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.46 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.76 hrs
- Nurse aides2.63 hrs
- Physical therapists0.18 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 49
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 28, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes