Overview
Tsali Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Cherokee. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 96% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 1, 2025, found 27 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $157,555 in the past three years.
Tsali Care Center is a nonprofit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 93 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 1, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 27
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $157,555
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.86 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.19 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.56 hrs
- Nurse aides4.10 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 18, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes