The Lodge at Mills River: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Lodge at Mills River is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Mills River, North Carolina, part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 55.6% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
The Lodge at Mills River
5593 Old Haywood RoadMills River, NC 28759
Henderson 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 Lodge at Mills River, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 5% below the North Carolina average. With about 45 residents a day, that works out to roughly 99 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.88 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.89 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
55.6% of nursing staff at The Lodge at Mills River 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 Jun 3, 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. The Lodge at Mills River holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About The Lodge at Mills River
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, 18 homes
- Legal name: Beystone Health and Rehabilitation Co
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 19, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Lodge at Mills River
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fletcher Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Fletcher · abuse citation | 4.3 | 90 | 1.91 | 3.15 | 78.3% | 1 | $62,868 |
| Biltmore Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Arden · SFF candidate | 4.5 | 100 | 1.95 | 2.93 | 71.4% | 1 | $189,174 |
| Orchard Valley Health and Rehabilitation Hendersonville | 6.3 | 134 | 2.09 | 3.11 | 73.5% | 1 | $16,452 |
| Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Asheville | 6.4 | 62 | 3.05 | 5.44 | 28.7% | 5 | None |
| Givens Health Center Asheville | 6.4 | 70 | 3.28 | 5.26 | 31.6% | 5 | None |
| The Greens at Hendersonville Hendersonville | 8.4 | 120 | 1.79 | 3.35 | 69.9% | 3 | $101,733 |
| The Laurels of Hendersonville Hendersonville | 8.7 | 100 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 44.4% | 3 | $36,257 |
| Life Care Center of Hendersonville Hendersonville | 9.3 | 80 | 1.55 | 3.61 | 56.5% | 3 | $40,986 |
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.