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The Lodge at Mills River

Nursing home in Mills River, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
5593 Old Haywood Road, Mills River, NC 28759
Phone
(828) 684-4857
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
345253
Overall star rating
5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating
5 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
50
Average residents per day
45
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Beystone Health and Rehabilitation CO
Chain
Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (18 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 19, 1986
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 345253. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 3, 2025. CMS lists 6 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 1, 2022 to Jun 3, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 3, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Dec 1, 2022Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2022Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2022Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 1, 2022Procure 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
Dec 1, 2022Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

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 Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

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

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.89 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.88 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.22 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.33 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
56%
RN turnover (yearly)
50%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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.