Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Nebo, North Carolina, part of Brighton Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 78.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation
306 Deer Park RoadNebo, NC 28761
Mc Dowell County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 274 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.26 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.79 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.41 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
78.5% of nursing staff at Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation 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 72.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $273,467 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2025 | Fine | $8,672 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Fine | $8,673 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Fine | $175,643 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Fine | $63,678 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Brighton Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation SNF LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 3, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Autumn Care of Marion Marion | 8.2 | 110 | 1.84 | 3.18 | 35.6% | 3 | $10,364 |
| Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Morganton | 11.9 | 121 | 2.14 | 3.31 | 50.8% | 2 | None |
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Morganton | 14.1 | 120 | 2.60 | 3.88 | — | 5 | None |
| Hilltop Health and Rehabilitation Rutherfordton | 16.8 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 61.0% | 3 | $7,530 |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 17.6 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| Oak Grove Healthcare Rutherfordton · many days without an RN | 19.6 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.04 | 54.0% | 4 | None |
| Willow Ridge Of NC Rutherfordton | 20.5 | 150 | 2.53 | 3.88 | 56.5% | 2 | $146,939 |
| The Greens at Spruce Pines Spruce Pine | 20.9 | 127 | 2.09 | 3.47 | 62.8% | 3 | $153,439 |
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.