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Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente

Nursing home in Black Mountain, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
611 Old US Highway 70 East, Black Mountain, NC 28711
Phone
(828) 669-9991
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
345048
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
97
Average residents per day
86
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Mountain Ridge Opco LLC
Chain
Yad Healthcare (14 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Sep 1, 1978
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 345048. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 9, 2026. CMS lists 13 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 2, 2024 to Jul 9, 2026): 5 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 9, 2026Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 9, 2026Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance…
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 9, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 9, 2026Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 9, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Oct 21, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Oct 21, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 30, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 30, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
May 2, 2024Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 13. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 3 fines totalling $31,792 in the last three years.

Jul 9, 2026Fine: $15,185
Oct 21, 2025Fine: $8,076
Oct 21, 2025Fine: $8,531

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.35 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.28 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.02 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.73 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

Other nursing homes in Black Mountain

Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center932 Old US Highway 70 · Black Mountain, NC 28711 · (828) 259-6700 · Government-owned5 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Sep 25, 2025 · no CMS fines in 3 yrsMedicaid-certified5★ overall (CMS)
Highland Farms200 Tabernacle Road · Black Mountain, NC 28711 · (828) 669-6473 · Nonprofit10 health citations in 3 inspection cycles · last standard inspection Jul 31, 2026 · $4,271 in CMS fines (3 yrs)Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)
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