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Elderberry Health Care

415 ELDERBERRY LANE, MARSHALL, NC, 28753
(828) 252-1790
80 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
80
CMS facility ID
345319
Care type
Nursing home
County
Madison
Facility name
Elderberry Health Care
Street address
415 ELDERBERRY LANE
City / state / ZIP
Marshall, NC 28753
Phone
(828) 252-1790

Elderberry Health Care is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Marshall, North Carolina. It is licensed for 80 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 8 senior care facilities in Marshall 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 Elderberry Health Care 31 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 6 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Elderberry of Marshall, Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2015
Charlotte Advance, Inc
Direct owner — since 2009
Cutshall, Karen
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1993
Eller, Edward
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1990
Martin, Andrew
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Martin, James
Indirect owner · Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Owner of a disclosable party · Additional disclosable party — since 1998
Tullock Management Company
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1990
Wilkinson Care Center, Inc.
Operational control — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1990-05-14
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-11-19
Nurse staffing
2.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$383 per day (≈ $11,640/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
65% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 29% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
3% above 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.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-11-19Health inspection3 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2026-01-15
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2026-01-15
F-0812
E · 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 2026-01-15
2024-08-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
F-0575
C · No harm found
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Corrected 2024-10-25
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-10-25
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-10-25
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-10-25
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 2024-10-25
F-0814
E · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-10-25
F-0842
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-25
F-0847
D · No harm found
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Corrected 2024-10-25
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)
2023-06-22Health inspection7 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0584
B · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2023-07-20
F-0805
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-07-28
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 2023-07-27
2024-08-28Fire-safety inspection9 citations
E-0001
F · No harm found
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-10-25
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0345
D · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0374
D · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-12-19
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-12-19
2023-06-22Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-10-16
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-10-16
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-10-16
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-10-16
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 345319.
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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