Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 33.8% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
1000 College StreetWilkesboro, NC 28697
Wilkes 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 Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 8% above the North Carolina average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 212 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.52 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
33.8% of nursing staff at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing 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 72.7%. 1 administrator 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 1 health deficiency (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. Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1974
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
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| Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation North Wilkesboro · staffing data not validated | 1.1 | 111 | — | — | 28.2% | 3 | None |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr SN North Wilkesboro · many days without an RN | 1.2 | 10 | 2.80 | 4.78 | 30.8% | 2 | None |
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| Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation Elkin | 22.9 | 99 | 2.24 | 3.60 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center Lenoir | 24.9 | 120 | 2.65 | 3.57 | 68.7% | 1 | $150,174 |
| Lotus Village Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Sparta | 25.2 | 90 | 2.56 | 3.38 | 53.5% | 1 | $337,573 |
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.