Assisted Living
Clara's Cottage # 1
5820 Holland St, Morganton, NC 28655 · Map
Licensed for 6 residents · Clara's Cottages, Inc.
Clara's Cottage # 1 is a state-licensed assisted living community in Morganton, North Carolina. It is licensed for 6 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 6 residents
Family Care Home FCL-012-042. Licensee Clara's Cottages, Inc..
Nearest emergency room
8.9 miles
Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara's Cottage # 1 this community | 6 | Not published | Active | No record | |
| Clara's Cottage # 2 | 0.0 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | No record |
| McAlpine Adult Care | 4.0 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 3 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Cedarbrook Residential Center | 5.0 mi | 80 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 3 stars, 1 Type A, 3 Type B |
| McDowell House | 5.4 mi | 25 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 4 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Clara's Cottages, Inc.
- License type
- Family Care Home
- License number
- FCL-012-042
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 6
- Licensee
- Clara's Cottages, Inc.
- County
- Burke County
Source: North Carolina state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina
- NC Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS). Yes. NC Medicaid's Personal Care Services benefit covers hands-on personal care for eligible residents of licensed adult care homes. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 8.9 mi, nursing home 5.6 mi, pharmacy 8.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc, Morganton. 8.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation, Nebo. 5.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Atrium Health At Home Blue Ridge, Morganton. 8.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 8.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28655 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Burke County Inc, Morganton, 7.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Mcdowell County Dialysis, Marion, 14.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28655.
Carepartners Hospice & Palliative Care Services, office in Marion, 13.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Amorem, office in Lenoir, 23.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Inc, Morganton. 8.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Clara's Cottage # 1 provide?
Clara's Cottage # 1 is licensed by the state of North Carolina for assisted living in Morganton, North Carolina. Its licensed capacity is 6 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Clara's Cottage # 1?
No. We publish state licensing details for Clara's Cottage # 1 but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Clara's Cottage # 1 cost?
Assisted Living in North Carolina typically starts at $3,700 to $6,000 a month. Based on 100 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Clara's Cottage # 1 does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Clara's Cottage # 1?
Visit Clara's Cottage # 1 at 5820 Holland St, Morganton, NC 28655.
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