Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina, part of Avardis Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 35.8% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
25 Reynolds Mountain BoulevardAsheville, NC 28804
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 Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 14% below the North Carolina average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 180 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.43 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.06 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.60 | 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
35.8% of nursing staff at Emerald Ridge 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $73,475 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 | Fine | $62,607 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fine | $10,868 |
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. Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avardis Health, 38 homes
- Legal name: 25 Reynolds Mountain Boulevard Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 20, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| River Bend Health and Rehabilitation Asheville · abuse citation | 2.3 | 100 | 1.60 | 3.13 | 86.4% | 1 | $147,579 |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 2.8 | 77 | 2.21 | 3.28 | 60.5% | 3 | None |
| The Greens at Weaverville Weaverville | 4.1 | 122 | 1.92 | 3.59 | 66.9% | 4 | None |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 5.0 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.25 | 72.8% | 1 | $174,346 |
| StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 5.7 | 120 | 2.29 | 3.30 | 47.6% | 3 | $38,431 |
| Aston Park Health Care Center Asheville | 5.8 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.67 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge Asheville | 6.3 | 90 | 2.12 | 3.72 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| The Laurels of Summit Ridge Asheville | 6.5 | 68 | 2.34 | 4.17 | 38.2% | 4 | 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.