Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345133
1000 College Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697 · Wilkes County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
- 3.31
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.57
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 80%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 4, 2025 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 11, 2024, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.2 residents live here, about 69% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 83.2
- Certified since
- December 1, 1974
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- College Street Operating Company, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 13 homes nationally under Alliance Health Group, 1.8-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1016 Fletcher Street, Wilkesboro 28697
- Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation204 Old Brickyard Road, North Wilkesboro 28659
- Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr SN1370 West D Street, North Wilkesboro 28659
- Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center581 NC Highway 16 South, Taylorsville 28681
- PruittHealth-Elkin560 Johnson Ridge Road, Elkin 28621
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 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 Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation?
College Street Operating Company, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.