Eckerd Living Center
250 Hospital Drive
Highlands, NC 28741 · Macon County
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data as of October 1, 2026)
Safety at a glance
Most recent standard inspection: April 10, 2026.
Availability
Availability Unknown
This facility has not confirmed current availability. We never estimate vacancies. Please call (828) 526-1315 to ask about openings and waiting lists.
Nurse staffing
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.46 hours · state avg 3.87, U.S. 3.90
- Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day
- 1.08 hours
- Total nurse hours on weekends
- 3.66 hours · state avg 3.40
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 44.2% · state avg 48.7%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 10%
- Administrators who left (yearly)
- 0
Hours per resident per day = total nursing hours worked ÷ number of residents. Higher usually means more hands-on time. Values are from payroll records reported to CMS (Payroll-Based Journal).
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
Paying for care
Medicaid: This nursing home is certified to accept Medicaid. It is also Medicare certified, so Medicare can pay for short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay.
In North Carolina, Medicaid long-term care is provided through Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA).
Pricing
Published price: Not Yet Verified
What families report paying
No family reports yet. To protect privacy and avoid misleading figures, we show a summary only after 5 reports.
Yearly price increases
No increase reports yet. Shown after 5 reports.
Nursing home care may be paid by Medicare (short-term skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay), Medicaid (if eligible), long-term care insurance, or privately. This facility is Medicaid certified.
Family Cameras & Video Access
- Family-installed room cameras
- Not Verified
- Facility-provided room cameras
- Not Verified
- Authorized remote family viewing
- Not Verified
- Live video visitation
- Not Verified
We have not yet verified this facility’s camera policy. Rules for in-room cameras vary by state and usually require consent from the resident and any roommate. Ask the facility for its written electronic-monitoring policy.
Applying & contacting
- Online admission application
- Not yet checked
- Online waiting-list form
- Not yet checked
- Online inquiry form
- Not yet checked
- Online tour scheduling
- Not yet checked
Applying to several facilities with one form is coming soon. For now, please contact the facility directly.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain / affiliation
- Hca Healthcare
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
Source: CMS Provider Information (data as of October 1, 2026)
About this listing
- CMS Certification Number
- 345437
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 48.6
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- First certified
- April 28, 1993
- Last confirmed by official source
- October 1, 2026
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