Autumn Care of Waynesville
Nursing home in Waynesville, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345110
360 Old Balsam Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 · Haywood County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 90
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 4, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $107,387 (1)
Does Autumn Care of Waynesville take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Autumn Care of Waynesville is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Autumn Care of Waynesville reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.60
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.88
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 3.05
- Nursing staff turnover
- 69.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 85%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 4, 2026 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 22, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Autumn Care of Waynesville 1 time in the past 3 years, for $107,387 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 81.8 residents live here, about 91% of its 90 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 81.8
- Certified since
- March 6, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Autumn Care of Waynesville
- Legal business name
- Autumn Corporation
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 126 homes nationally under Saber Healthcare Group, 3-star chain average
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- Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center1349 Crabtree Road, Waynesville 28785
- Silver Bluff100 Silver Bluff Drive, Canton 28716
- Vero Health & Rehab of Sylva417 Cloverdale Road, Sylva 28779
Who inspects nursing homes in North Carolina
North Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in North Carolina, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Autumn Care of Waynesville, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Autumn Care of Waynesville
What is the CMS star rating of Autumn Care of Waynesville?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Autumn Care of Waynesville accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Autumn Care of Waynesville?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Autumn Care of Waynesville?
Autumn Corporation, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.