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Eckerd Living Center

250 HOSPITAL DRIVE, HIGHLANDS, NC, 28741
(828) 526-1315
80 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
80
CMS facility ID
345437
Care type
Nursing home
County
Macon
Facility name
Eckerd Living Center
Street address
250 HOSPITAL DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Highlands, NC 28741
Phone
(828) 526-1315

About this facility — Eckerd Living Center

Eckerd Living Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Highlands, North Carolina. It is licensed for 80 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Highlands and 420 skilled nursing facilities across North Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Eckerd Living Center 12 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Hca Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Partnership

Registered owners & officers

Mh Master Holding Lllp
Direct owner · Partner — 99% stake — since 2019
Emory, Ava
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Frisco Holding Ii
Indirect owner — since 2019
Groesser, Tyler
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Hca Healthcare Inc
Indirect owner — since 2019
Hca Inc
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2019
Healthtrust Inc - the Hospital Company
Indirect owner — since 2019
Hercules Holding Ii
Indirect owner — since 2019
Hti Hospital Holdings Inc
Indirect owner — since 2019
Mh Hospital Holding Inc
Indirect owner — since 2019
Mh Master Llc
Partner — since 2019
Neal, Thomas
Officer · Operational control — since 2021
Smith, Eric
Officer · Operational control — since 2021
Stover, Lani
Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1993-04-28
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-10
Nurse staffing
4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$329 per day (≈ $10,000/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
60% Medicaid · 10% Medicare · 30% private/other
Occupancy
61% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
12% below the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
80
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-10Health inspection4 citations
F-0552
D · No harm found
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2026-04-23
F-0628
D · No harm found
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2026-04-23
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2026-04-23
F-0712
D · No harm found
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Corrected 2026-04-23
2025-02-19Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-03-06
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2025-03-06
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (6 citations)
2023-09-28Health inspection1 citation
F-0851
F · No harm found
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2023-10-19
2025-02-19Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0352
D · No harm found
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-26
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-26
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2025-04-26
2023-09-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-01-17
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2024-01-17
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 345437.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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