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TerraBella Shelby
TerraBella Shelby is a quality senior living community burrowed in the quiet city of Shelby, NC, offering assisted living and memory care. The community features spacious apartments with a kitchenette, emergency call system, and natural light, ensuring a comfortable and safe living environment. With their person-centered memory care programs, residents living with Alzheimer’s and dementia are encouraged to nurture their current skills, engage in purposeful activities, and live an enriched life.
Committed to elevating its residents’ standard of living, TerraBella Shelby offers five exclusive senior lifestyle programs. From chef-prepared meals and a full schedule of activities to an all-encompassing approach to health and wellness, residents find everything they need right here. To make an even greater difference in how residents live each day, the community also offers various amenities, including a professional beauty salon and barber shop on-site, a lifetime veterans savings program, visiting physicians, local outings & excursions, and housekeeping services, making residents’ lives more at ease and carefree.
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Staffing
Key information about the people who lead and staff this community.
Inspection History
In North Carolina, the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation conducts unannounced surveys to ensure nursing and adult care homes meet safety standards.
Includes all inspection records for this property, which could include management/ownership changes. 58 deficiencies 10 inspections 2 penalties $6.0K fined 20 inspections with deficiencies
Penalties
Civil monetary penalties issued by North Carolina regulators against this facility, including fines and total monetary penalties.
This Facility-
2
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$6k
- 2023-07-13 $4,000 Paid in Full
- 2025-01-10 $2,000 Appealed
Inspection Scorecard
This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the North Carolina state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Since 2015 vs. North Carolina state average• Total deficiencies (26% above)
• Deficiencies per inspection (16% above)
• Inspection deficiency rate (9% above) 1 Better Metrics better than North Carolina average:
• Inspections with deficiencies (47% below)
Deficiencies
| This Facility | NC Average | vs. NC Avg |
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Total deficiencies
| 58 | 46 | This facility has 26% more total deficiencies than a typical North Carolina assisted living residence (58 vs. NC avg 46).↑ 26% worse |
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Deficiencies per inspection
| 5.8 | 5.01 | This facility has 16% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical North Carolina assisted living residence (5.8 vs. NC avg 5.01).↑ 16% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | NC Average | vs. NC Avg |
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Total inspections
| 10 | 21 | This facility has had 52% fewer total inspections than the North Carolina average (10 vs. NC avg 21). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 52% fewer |
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Inspections with deficiencies
| 10 | 19 | This facility has 47% fewer inspections with deficiencies than a typical North Carolina assisted living residence (10 vs. NC avg 19).↓ 47% better |
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Inspection deficiency rate
| 100% | 92% | This facility has 8 percentage points higher inspection deficiency rate than a typical North Carolina assisted living residence (100% vs. NC avg 92%).↑ 8% worse |
What does this home offer?
Minimum Age: 55
Pets Allowed
Building Type: Single story building
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2.5 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Shelby's city center to TerraBella Shelby's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 2.89 miles to nearest hospital (Carolinas HealthCare System)
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Info below is compiled from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
NH (Nursing Home):
24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs.
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility):
Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
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Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
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Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
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NC DHSR Star Rating (0–4 stars). Issued by North Carolina's Division of Health Service Regulation based on annual facility inspections. Stars reflect overall compliance with state health and safety rules - 4 stars requires scores of 100+ on two consecutive annual inspections. Ratings can change between inspections if new violations or licensure actions occur.
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DHSR Quality Score (/200). Each annual inspection starts at a base of 100 points. Facilities earn demerit points for violations and citations, and merit points for correcting issues, maintaining resident/family councils, sprinkler systems, and other quality programs. The "/200" display reflects the two most recent annual inspections combined - giving a longer-term view of compliance trends rather than a single snapshot.
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Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
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Share of inspections that resulted in deficiencies, expressed as a percentage of total inspections in the window.
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Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
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| Wilkesboro Assisted Living Center | AL MC NH SNF | North Wilkesboro | 102
Facility
102
NC AVG
70
Rank
#64 / 368 | No |
61
Facility
61
NC AVG
35
Rank
#59 / 508 |
70.6%
Facility
70.6%
NC AVG
69.5%
Rank
#118 / 213 | - | 104.00/200
Facility
104.00/200
NC AVG
92.2
Rank
#28 / 321 | 6 | 83%
Facility
83%
NC AVG
91.8%
Rank
#40 / 333 | - | |
| TerraBella Shelby | AL MC RC | Shelby (Brittain Village) | 96
Facility
96
NC AVG
70
Rank
#76 / 368 | Yes |
10
Facility
10
NC AVG
35
Rank
#434 / 508 | - | C+ | 99.50/200
Facility
99.50/200
NC AVG
92.2
Rank
#145 / 321 | 10 | 100%
Facility
100%
NC AVG
91.8%
Rank
#138 / 333 | - | |
| Brookdale Reidsville | AL MC | Reidsville | 76
Facility
76
NC AVG
70
Rank
#150 / 368 | Yes |
32
Facility
32
NC AVG
35
Rank
#270 / 508 |
100.0%
Facility
100.0%
NC AVG
69.5%
Rank
#1 / 213 | - | 104.50/200
Facility
104.50/200
NC AVG
92.2
Rank
#20 / 321 | 5 | 100%
Facility
100%
NC AVG
91.8%
Rank
#138 / 333 | Studio / Suite | |
| Walnut Ridge | AL MC NH | Walnut Cove | 63
Facility
63
NC AVG
70
Rank
#205 / 368 | No |
50
Facility
50
NC AVG
35
Rank
#142 / 508 |
100.0%
Facility
100.0%
NC AVG
69.5%
Rank
#1 / 213 | A+ | 103.50/200
Facility
103.50/200
NC AVG
92.2
Rank
#31 / 321 | 5 | 80%
Facility
80%
NC AVG
91.8%
Rank
#33 / 333 | Studio / Suite | |
| Navion of Rocky Mount | AL MC | Rocky Mount (Northgreen) | 60
Facility
60
NC AVG
70
Rank
#214 / 368 | Yes |
37
Facility
37
NC AVG
35
Rank
#228 / 508 |
100.0%
Facility
100.0%
NC AVG
69.5%
Rank
#1 / 213 | - | 100.00/200
Facility
100.00/200
NC AVG
92.2
Rank
#136 / 321 | 9 | 89%
Facility
89%
NC AVG
91.8%
Rank
#71 / 333 | Suite |
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Frequently Asked Questions about TerraBella Shelby
What neighborhood is TerraBella Shelby in?
TerraBella Shelby is in the Brittain Village neighborhood of Shelby.
Is TerraBella Shelby in a walkable area?
TerraBella Shelby has a walk score of 10. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
What is the license number of TerraBella Shelby?
According to NC state health department records, TerraBella Shelby's license number is HAL-023-048.
Are pets allowed at TerraBella Shelby?
Yes, TerraBella Shelby allows residents to bring their pets.
How many beds does TerraBella Shelby have?
TerraBella Shelby has 96 beds.
Has TerraBella Shelby had any deficiencies?
TerraBella Shelby has had 58 reported deficiencies according to records from NC Dept. of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS).
Are there photos of TerraBella Shelby?
Yes — there are 8 photos of TerraBella Shelby in the photo gallery on this page.
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