Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing is a 134-bed for-profit nursing home in Murphy, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.16 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 37.0% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing
230 NC Hwy 141Murphy, NC 28906
Cherokee 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 Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing, nurse aides logged 2.16 hours per resident per day, 8% below the North Carolina average. With about 112 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 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) | 2.16 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.40 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
37.0% of nursing staff at Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing 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 36.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Murphy Rehabilitation Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 15, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Diversicare of Copper Basin Copperhill | 15.0 | 135 | 1.60 | 3.14 | — | 3 | None |
| Union County Nursing Home Blairsville | 15.7 | 150 | 1.92 | 3.54 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
| Clay County Health and Rehabilitation Hayesville | 18.0 | 90 | 2.26 | 3.17 | 49.4% | 2 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge Blue Ridge | 18.3 | 101 | 2.06 | 3.70 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Andrews | 18.5 | 76 | 1.76 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,770 |
| Chatuge Regional Nursing Home Hiawassee | 22.9 | 112 | 2.02 | 3.78 | 46.3% | 1 | $64,214 |
| Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Robbinsville · abuse citation | 24.3 | 80 | 2.26 | 3.67 | 70.0% | 2 | None |
| Etowah Health and Rehabilitation Etowah | 29.0 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.22 | — | 1 | $21,692 |
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.