Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Tsali Care Center
267 Tsali Care Way · Cherokee, NC 28719 · 100 certified beds
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About Tsali Care Center
Tsali Care Center is a nursing home in Cherokee, North Carolina, in Swain County. Its reported capacity is 100 beds. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. It is recorded as a nonprofit operator, part of Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority. Our copy of the inspection record holds 82 citations, the newest dated 1 August 2025. Federal enforcement records add 5 fine or payment denial actions. Staffing reports put it at 6.14 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026
CMS designation
Special Focus Facility candidate (CMS)
CMS lists this nursing home on the monthly Special Focus Facility candidate list. Candidate status means the facility qualifies for possible selection into the Special Focus Facility program based on CMS criteria. It is a public CMS designation, not an ElderCareCosts rating. CMS Special Focus Facility program.
Source: CMS Provider Information.GOVCertification
- Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)
Ratings
Staffing rating
5.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
65
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
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Cited deficiencies
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Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
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Cited deficiencies
Not published
Staffing rating
5.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
65
Staffing rating
5.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
65
Inspection history (82)
Records from July 2023 to August 2025.
July 13, 2023 · E
Citation F0573Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-07-13 under CMS tag F0573 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-08-15. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-13.GOVJuly 13, 2023 · E
Citation F0572Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-07-13 under CMS tag F0572 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-08-15. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-13.GOV
Penalties (5)
Total fines on file: $157,555
July 31, 2025 · Fine
Citation FINE-136998CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $11,047 against this nursing home on 2025-07-31 (Fine ID: 136998). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-07-31.GOVApril 10, 2025 · Fine
Citation FINE-42717CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $15,028 against this nursing home on 2025-04-10 (Fine ID: 42717). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-04-10.GOVJuly 31, 2024 · Fine
Citation FINE-42490CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $118,938 against this nursing home on 2024-07-31 (Fine ID: 42490). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-07-31.GOVJuly 31, 2024 · Fine
Citation FINE-42476CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $12,542 against this nursing home on 2024-07-31 (Fine ID: 42476). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-07-31.GOVJuly 31, 2024 · Payment Denial
Citation PAYDEN-2024-08-29CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting 2024-08-29, lasting 81 days (triggered by inspection on 2024-07-31). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-07-31.GOV
Staffing
Latest: 6.14 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)
Staffing trend (5 periods)
- 2025Q45.75 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-06-015.75 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-07-016.14 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-08-016.14 hrs/resident/day
- 2026Q16.14 hrs/resident/day
Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.38 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.
Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Parent organization: Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
parent · PAC 2062320393
Recent changes to this listing
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Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "Non profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "Non profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "Non profit - Corporation".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "Non profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 23, 2026First appeared in our data
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Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
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Typical cost
Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025
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Median · NC$9,733/moNearby alternatives
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Trust & methodology
Where this information came from
Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.
- CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026
- Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Ownership type, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
- CMS enrollmentas of July 2026
- NPI
- CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026
- Parent organization
- CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
- Staffing hours per resident day
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