Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente is a 97-bed for-profit nursing home in Black Mountain, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 42.0% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
611 Old US Highway 70 EastBlack Mountain, NC 28711
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 Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente, nurse aides logged 2.20 hours per resident per day, 6% below the North Carolina average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 186 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.20 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.47 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
42.0% of nursing staff at Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente 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 63.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $16,152 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | Fine | $8,076 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Fine | $8,076 |
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. Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente
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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.