NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Black Mountain, North Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 37% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 45.3% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain
62 Lake Eden RoadBlack 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 NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain, nurse aides logged 3.20 hours per resident per day, 37% above the North Carolina average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 264 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.20 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.46 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.43 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.33 | 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
45.3% of nursing staff at NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain 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 44.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $12,759 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2024 | Fine | $12,759 |
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. NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: NC Dept of Miltary and Veterans Affairs NC Division of Veteran Aff
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 20, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Highland Farms Black Mountain | 1.2 | 60 | 2.86 | 4.92 | 28.1% | 5 | $4,271 |
| Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center Black Mountain | 3.4 | 163 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente Black Mountain | 3.4 | 97 | 2.20 | 3.47 | 42.0% | 1 | $16,152 |
| Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation Swannanoa | 4.3 | 106 | 2.17 | 3.22 | 57.8% | 3 | None |
| The Laurels of Summit Ridge Asheville | 6.7 | 68 | 2.34 | 4.17 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| Fleshers Fairview Health Care Fairview | 8.1 | 106 | 2.10 | 3.96 | 46.2% | 2 | $61,321 |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 9.0 | 77 | 2.21 | 3.28 | 60.5% | 3 | None |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge Asheville | 9.8 | 90 | 2.12 | 3.72 | 40.8% | 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.