Silver Bluff: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Silver Bluff is a 131-bed for-profit nursing home in Canton, North Carolina, part of Liberty Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.31 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 51.4% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Silver Bluff
100 Silver Bluff DriveCanton, NC 28716
Haywood 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 Silver Bluff, nurse aides logged 2.31 hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average. With about 115 residents a day, that works out to roughly 266 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.31 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.25 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.88 | 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
51.4% of nursing staff at Silver Bluff 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 52.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Silver Bluff holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Silver Bluff
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Liberty Senior Living, 37 homes
- Legal name: Liberty Commons of Haywood County LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 24, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Silver Bluff
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation Waynesville | 5.8 | 90 | 1.98 | 3.39 | 53.3% | 4 | $8,512 |
| Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center Waynesville | 5.9 | 50 | 2.21 | 3.93 | 60.8% | 3 | None |
| Autumn Care of Waynesville Waynesville | 7.6 | 90 | 2.12 | 3.43 | 69.8% | 1 | $107,387 |
| Maggie Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center Maggie Valley | 12.6 | 114 | 1.83 | 3.05 | 31.8% | 2 | $51,012 |
| Pisgah Manor Health Care Center Candler | 13.0 | 118 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 59.1% | 2 | $59,391 |
| Aston Park Health Care Center Asheville | 16.9 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.67 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| The Lodge at Mills River Mills River | 17.6 | 50 | 2.22 | 3.89 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| The Oaks-Brevard Brevard | 17.9 | 110 | 1.80 | 3.30 | 25.8% | 2 | $6,936 |
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.