Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Swannanoa, North Carolina, part of Ascent Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 57.8% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
1984 US Highway 70Swannanoa, NC 28778
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 Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.17 hours per resident per day, 7% below the North Carolina average. With about 103 residents a day, that works out to roughly 222 aide hours a day, or about 28 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.17 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
57.8% of nursing staff at Swannanoa Valley Health 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 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Ascent Healthcare Management, 6 homes
- Legal name: Asheville Us Seventy NC Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 23, 1992
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Laurels of Summit Ridge Asheville | 2.5 | 68 | 2.34 | 4.17 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain Black Mountain | 4.3 | 100 | 3.20 | 5.43 | 45.3% | 5 | $12,759 |
| Highland Farms Black Mountain | 5.2 | 60 | 2.86 | 4.92 | 28.1% | 5 | $4,271 |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge Asheville | 5.5 | 90 | 2.12 | 3.72 | 40.8% | 5 | None |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 6.0 | 77 | 2.21 | 3.28 | 60.5% | 3 | None |
| Fleshers Fairview Health Care Fairview | 6.0 | 106 | 2.10 | 3.96 | 46.2% | 2 | $61,321 |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 6.3 | 120 | 2.28 | 3.25 | 72.8% | 1 | $174,346 |
| StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation Asheville | 6.7 | 120 | 2.29 | 3.30 | 47.6% | 3 | $38,431 |
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.