Aston Park Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Aston Park Health Care Center is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Lutheran Services Carolinas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 39.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Aston Park Health Care Center
380 Brevard RoadAsheville, NC 28806
Buncombe County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Aston Park Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 14% below the North Carolina average. With about 106 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.5% of nursing staff at Aston Park Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 18.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Aston Park Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Aston Park Health Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lutheran Services Carolinas, 9 homes
- Legal name: Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 3, 1980
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Aston Park Health Care Center
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| StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 2.2 | 120 | 2.29 | 3.30 | 47.6% | 3 | $38,431 |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 2.6 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.25 | 72.8% | 1 | $174,346 |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge Asheville | 3.5 | 90 | 2.12 | 3.72 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| River Bend Health and Rehabilitation Asheville · abuse citation | 3.6 | 100 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 86.4% | 1 | $147,579 |
| Pisgah Manor Health Care Center Candler | 4.5 | 118 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 59.1% | 2 | $59,391 |
| Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Asheville | 5.3 | 62 | 3.05 | 5.44 | 28.7% | 5 | None |
| Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 5.8 | 100 | 2.00 | 3.06 | 35.8% | 1 | $73,475 |
| Givens Health Center Asheville | 6.2 | 70 | 3.28 | 5.26 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.