Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Black Mountain, NC

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Black Mountain
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Updated on December 8, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Black Mountain has a total of 40 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,004 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Black Mountain of 8,162, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.04 persons in Black Mountain. There were 3,114 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 77.77 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, Black Mountain 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 Black Mountain and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.74	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	3.72	3.76 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Black Mountain 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 Black Mountain there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Black Mountain

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 Black Mountain Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Black Mountain, 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 Black Mountain

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Black Mountain 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
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab 611 OLD US HIGHWAY 70 EAST BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	15.33
Autumn Care of Marion 1264 AIRPORT ROAD MARION, NC	4.67
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 1617 HENDERSONVELLE ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	4.00
Carolina Village Inc 600 CAROLINA VILLAGE ROAD SUITE Z HENDERSONVILLE, NC	10.67
Highland Farms 200 TABERNACLE ROAD BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	20.67
Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation 104 COLLEGE DRIVE FLAT ROCK, NC	22.67
Aston Park Health Care Center 380 BREVARD ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	2.00
Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center 932 OLD US HIGHWAY 70 BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC	18.00
The Lodge at Mills River 5593 OLD HAYWOOD ROAD MILLS RIVER, NC	13.33
Oak Grove Health Care Center 518 OLD US HIGHWAY 221 RUTHERFORDTON, NC	6.67

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

Facility	Rating
Accordius Health at Hendersonville 200 HERITAGE CIRCLE HENDERSONVILLE, NC	76.00 /
Hilltop Health and Rehabilitation 188 OSCAR JUSTICE ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC	113.33
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation 500 BEAVERDAM ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	151.83
Willow Ridge of Nc 237 TRYON ROAD RUTHERFORDTON, NC	248.83
Elevate Health and Rehabilitation 91 VICTORIA ROAD ASHEVILLE, NC	344.33
Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation 306 DEER PARK ROAD NEBO, NC	122.83 /
Valley Hill Health and Rehab Center 1510 HEBRON ROAD HENDERSONVILLE, NC	133.33
The Greens at Hendersonville 1870 PISGAH DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE, NC	136.00
The Greens at Spruce Pines 218 LAUREL CREEK COURT SPRUCE PINE, NC	175.00
The Oaks at Sweeten Creek 3864 SWEETEN CREEK ROAD ARDEN, NC	393.50

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