Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Burnsville, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345305
310 Pensacola Road, Burnsville, NC 28714 · Yancey County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $59,631 (1)
Does Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Smoky Ridge Health 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Smoky Ridge Health 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
- 3.25
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.81
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.52
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.92
- Weekend total hours
- 2.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 61.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 26, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 20, 2025, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation 1 time in the past 3 years, for $59,631 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 102.7 residents live here, about 73% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 102.7
- Certified since
- June 29, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Smokey Ridge Health and Rehabilitation SNF LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Brighton Healthcare, 1.3-star chain average
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- Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente611 Old US Highway 70 East, Black Mountain 28711
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 Smoky Ridge Health 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 Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation?
Smokey Ridge Health and Rehabilitation SNF LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.