Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Asheville, NC

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Asheville
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Asheville has a total of 40 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,871 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Asheville of 312,507, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 80.73 persons in Asheville. There were 2,960 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.47 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Asheville has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Asheville and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.77	0.57 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.29	2.30 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.69	0.89 / 0.88
All Staff	3.75	3.76 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for North Carolina.

COVID-19 Infections in Asheville Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Asheville there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Asheville

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Asheville Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Asheville, NC. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Asheville

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Asheville based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Willowbrooke Court Sc Ctr at Tryon Estates 619 LAUREL LAKE DRIVE COLUMBUS, NC	1.33
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 1617 HENDERSONVELLE ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	4.00
Highland Farms 200 TABERNACLE ROAD BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	20.67
Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation 104 COLLEGE DRIVE FLAT ROCK, NC	22.67
White Oak Manor - Tryon 70 OAK STREET TRYON, NC	4.67
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab 611 OLD US HIGHWAY 70 EAST BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	15.33
Carolina Village Inc 600 CAROLINA VILLAGE ROAD SUITE Z HENDERSONVILLE, NC	10.67
Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center 932 OLD US HIGHWAY 70 BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	18.00
Aston Park Health Care Center 380 BREVARD ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	2.00
The Lodge at Mills River 5593 OLD HAYWOOD ROAD MILLS RIVER, NC	13.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Asheville based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Accordius Health at Hendersonville 200 HERITAGE CIRCLE HENDERSONVILLE, NC	76.00 /
Valley Hill Health and Rehab Center 1510 HEBRON ROAD HENDERSONVILLE, NC	133.33
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation 500 BEAVERDAM ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	151.83
The Oaks at Sweeten Creek 3864 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD ARDEN, NC	393.50
Elevate Health and Rehabilitation 91 VICTORIA ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	344.33
The Greens at Hendersonville 1870 PISGAH DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE, NC	136.00
The Laurels of Hendersonville 290 CLEAR CREEK ROAD HENDERSONVILLE, NC	90.83 /
Autumn Care of Saluda 501 ESSEOLA CIRCLE SALUDA, NC	98.00 /
Universal Health Care/ Fletcher 86 OLD AIRPORT ROAD FLETCHER, NC	36.67
Pisgah Manor Health Care Center 104 HOLCOMBE COVE ROAD CANDLER, NC	79.67

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