Carter County, Tennessee
County inventory for Carter County, Tennessee is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Carter County average 4.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes - 579 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians.
County care plate
Sheet TN-CARTER-TENNESSEE · Carter, TN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 6 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 579 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #504/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Faulkner
- AL-MID $5,845/mo
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Faulkner County, AR (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Carter County
CMS star quality is the standout for Carter County: rated homes average 4.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 6 nursing homes and 579 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians: assisted living $5,845/mo, semi-private nursing $9,429/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $5,911/mo, adult day $1,733/mo. Local Carter providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 4 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (33% of 6 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Hermitage Health Center, Ivy Hall Nursing Home, Signature Healthcare of Elizabethon Rehab & Wellne. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Carter, TN
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Carter County
6 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Health Center | Elizabethton | 5/5 | 70 | Non profit - Other |
| Ivy Hall Nursing Home | Elizabethton | 5/5 | 101 | For profit - Individual |
| Signature Healthcare of Elizabethon Rehab & Wellne | Elizabethton | 5/5 | 94 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc | Roan Mountain | 5/5 | 80 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hillview Health Center | Elizabethton | 4/5 | 76 | Government - Federal |
| Life Care Center of Elizabethton | Elizabethton | 3/5 | 158 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Carter County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Amedisys Home Health Care | Elizabethton | 4.5 |
Read next for stronger-star Carter
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Carter County, TN, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Tennessee overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (6 here).
Continue on the Tennessee elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Tennessee state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Carter County.