Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  About Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Owner & Operator Information

  Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Ratings and Inspection Scores

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regularly inspects every skilled nursing facility. The results of the multi-day inspection is a series of star ratings. The health inspection scores are an absolute value, so you can compare one facility's score directly to another.

  Nursing Hours Spent Per Patient

CMS provides detailed information about how long nursing staff spends with residents. This data includes nursing subcategories of Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, and non-nursing Certified Nursing Assistants. More hours spend per patient should can indicate a better facility or it could indicate more complicated situations.

The nursing staff of Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation spends LESS time on average with its residents than the state average and LESS time than the national average for total nursing hours spent per resident.

Type	Facility	State / National Avg
Registered Nurse (RN)
Hours	0.69	0.57 / 0.67
Case Mix	0.58	0.65 / 0.66
Adjusted	0.78	NA / NA
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Hours	0.44	0.89 / 0.88
Case Mix	0.76	NA / NA
Adjusted	0.50	NA / NA
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)
Hours	1.66	2.30 / 2.29
Case Mix	2.00	NA / NA
Adjusted	1.90	NA / NA
Total Licensed Staff
Hours	1.12	1.46 / 1.54
Physical Therapist (PT)
Hours	0.06	0.09 / 0.07
Total Nursing Hours Spent per Resident on Average
Hours	2.79	3.76 / 3.84
Case Mix	3.34	3.73 / 3.82
Adjusted	3.18	NA / NA

  Quality Measures

Quality measures are based both on patient survey information and on the results of actual claims that are filed with CMS. It is not clear what period is covered in the measures.

Desc.	Perc./ State Avg. / Comparison
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission (qm521) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	14.9% / 21.8% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit (qm522) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	11.6% / 13.2% Better
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm551) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	1.4% / 1.6% Better
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days (qm552) This measure is considered when computing the 5-Star Overall Rating	2.1% / 1.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (qm401)	21.2% / 18.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (qm404)	6.2% / 7.9% Better
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder (qm405)	67.7% / 56.7% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (qm406)	1.2% / 1.1% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (qm407)	2.0% / 2.9% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (qm408)	2.3% / 3.7% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (qm409)	0.0% / 0.0% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (qm410)	8.1% / 3.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm415)	94.8% / 91.1% Better
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (qm419)	31.3% / 13.0% Worse
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine (qm430)	89.1% / 79.4% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication (qm434)	1.8% / 1.6% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened (qm451)	23.1% / 22.0% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication (qm452)	38.5% / 21.9% Worse
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (qm453)	11.9% / 9.8% Worse
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm454)	96.8% / 93.7% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function (qm471)	78.5% / 74.7% Better
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine (qm472)	78.8% / 76.5% Better

  Hospitals Near Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

Quite often skilled nursing facilities and hospitals work closely together to help patients recover or manage a terminal illness. Hospitals deals with acute care while nursing homes treat patients for a longer period of time. New residents at skilled nursing homes typically come from a hospital and nursing home residents may be readmitted to a hospital if their recovery does not proceed well. (Hospital readmission rates are closely monitored by CMS.) Consequently it is important that you consider which hospitals are near a nursing home which choosing one. Below is a list of hospitals near Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation.

Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation is near several hospitals, each with its own rating based on overall performance:

Hospital	5-Star Overall Rating
TRANSYLVANIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC 90 HOSPITAL DRIVE PO BOX 1116 BREVARD, NC 28712	3
MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE 509 BILTMORE AVE ASHEVILLE, NC 28801	4
THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL 430 RANKIN DRIVE P O BOX 730 MARION, NC 28752	4
BLUE RIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 125 HOSPITAL DRIVE SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777	4
HIGHLANDS CASHIERS HOSPITAL 190 HOSPITAL DRIVE HIGHLANDS, NC 28741	Not Available
CHARLES A CANNON JR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 434 HOSPITAL DRIVE LINVILLE, NC 28646	Not Available
JULIAN F KEITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ABUSE TX 201 TABERNACLE ROAD BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC 28711	Not Available
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE 432 HOSPITAL DR LINVILLE, NC 28646	Not Available
UNICOI COUNTY HOSPITAL 2030 TEMPLE HILL ROAD ERWIN, TN 37650	Not Available

Ratings History for Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

  Medical Professionals Associated with Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation

These are the doctors who are affiliated with Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• TIMOTHY TURBETT ( FAMILY PRACTICE - TIMOTHY TURBETT MD PC )

  Local Nursing Homes

When evaluating nursing homes, it's important to consider other nearby facilities to understand the available options and make comparisons. Below is a list of nursing homes near Brookline Healthcare and Rehabilitation, including Brookline itself. This list is ranked based on each home's health inspection scores, also known as the "weighted all cycles score." Additionally, we provide the facility's 5-star overall rating for a more complete view of its performance. If a nursing home has been flagged by CMS for abuse, you'll see a special icon () next to its name.

The data is based on the dataset as of November 01, 2024.

Name	Health Inspection Score / Overall Rating
The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc (ROAN MOUNTAIN, TN)	0 / 5:
Aston Park Health Care Center (ASHEVILLE, NC)	2 / 5:
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement (ASHEVILLE, NC)	4 / 5:
Autumn Care of Marion (MARION, NC)	4.667 / 5:
Center On Aging and Health (ERWIN, TN)	8 / 4:
Christian Care Center of Unicoi County (ERWIN, TN)	11.333 / 4:
Life Care Center of Banner Elk (BANNER ELK, NC)	11.333 / 4:
Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation (CHUCKEY, TN)	14 / 3:
Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab (BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)	15.333 / 5:
Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center (BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)	18 / 5:
The Greens at Weaverville (WEAVERVILLE, NC)	19.333 / 4:
Highland Farms (BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)	20.667 / 5:
The Laurels of Greentree Ridge (ASHEVILLE, NC)	24.667 / 3:
Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	28.667 / 4:
Emerald Ridge Rehab and Care Center (ASHEVILLE, NC)	31.333 / 3:
Madison Health and Rehabilitation (MARS HILL, NC)	31.333 / 4:
The Laurels of Summit Ridge (ASHEVILLE, NC)	34 / 3:
Elderberry Health Care (MARSHALL, NC)	39.333 / 3:
River Bend Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	72 / 3:
Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation (BURNSVILLE, NC)	74.667 / 2:
Pisgah Manor Health Care Center (CANDLER, NC)	79.667 / 2:
Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation (SWANNANOA, NC)	96 / 2:
Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation (NEBO, NC)	122.833 / 1:
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	151.833 / 1:
Erwin Health Care Center (ERWIN, TN)	158.5 / 1:
The Greens at Spruce Pines (SPRUCE PINE, NC)	175 / 1:
Nc State Veterans Home-Black Mountain (BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC)	179.667 / 2:
Elevate Health and Rehabilitation (ASHEVILLE, NC)	344.333 / 1:

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