The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, part of Liberty Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 64.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge
621 Chestnut Ridge ParkwayBlowing Rock, NC 28605
Watauga 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 The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 7% below the North Carolina average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 176 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.26 | 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
64.5% of nursing staff at The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge 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 30.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 31, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,114 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2024 | Fine | $17,114 |
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. The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Liberty Senior Living, 37 homes
- Legal name: Liberty Healthcare Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 15, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Glenbridge Health And Rehabilitation Boone | 3.1 | 134 | 2.22 | 3.53 | 60.6% | 1 | $32,349 |
| Life Care Center of Banner Elk Banner Elk | 10.7 | 118 | 1.67 | 3.18 | 17.6% | 4 | None |
| Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center Lenoir | 15.8 | 120 | 2.65 | 3.57 | 68.7% | 1 | $150,174 |
| Hibriten Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Lenoir · abuse citation | 18.0 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.15 | 50.7% | 1 | $53,110 |
| The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc Roan Mountain | 20.9 | 80 | 1.93 | 3.32 | 29.2% | 5 | None |
| Shaire Nursing Center Lenoir | 21.5 | 60 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Margate Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Jefferson | 22.1 | 210 | 2.09 | 3.52 | 54.5% | 3 | $28,973 |
| Mountain City Care & Rehabilitation Center Mountain City | 24.8 | 120 | 1.76 | 3.43 | 35.4% | 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.