Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Swannanoa, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345418
1984 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778 · Buncombe County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 106
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 6, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Swannanoa Valley 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Swannanoa Valley 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
- 3.42
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 3.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 75%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 6, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 18, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 100 residents live here, about 94% of its 106 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 100
- Certified since
- April 23, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Asheville US Seventy NC Opco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Ascent Healthcare Management, 2.2-star chain average
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- Highland Farms200 Tabernacle Road, Black Mountain 28711
- Greentree Ridge Health & Rehab Center70 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 28803
- Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation500 Beaverdam Road, Asheville 28804
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 Swannanoa Valley 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 Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation?
Asheville US Seventy NC Opco LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.