Nursing homes in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina has 19 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 1,899 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.2 of 5 (the North Carolina average is 2.9), and 8 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.53 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 10 of the 19.
- Nursing homes
- 19
- Certified beds
- 1,899
- Average overall rating
- 3.2
- Certified beds in use
- 82.2%
All 19 homes
- 5 of 5 Aston Park Health Care Center 120beds 88.2%in use 3.67nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center 163beds 45.5%in use –nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 62beds 95.2%in use 5.44nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Givens Health Center 70beds 78.1%in use 5.26nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Highland Farms 60beds 79.7%in use 4.92nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain 100beds 82.3%in use 5.43nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge 90beds 93.6%in use 3.72nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 The Laurels of Summit Ridge 68beds 90.7%in use 4.17nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation 77beds 84.8%in use 3.28nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation 120beds 83.2%in use 3.30nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation 106beds 96.7%in use 3.22nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 The Greens at Weaverville 122beds 89.3%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Fleshers Fairview Health Care 106beds 44.3%in use 3.96nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Pisgah Manor Health Care Center 118beds 89.2%in use 2.86nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Biltmore Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation 100beds 75.7%in use 2.93nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Elevate Health and Rehabilitation 120beds 81.9%in use 3.25nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation 100beds 89.7%in use 3.06nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente 97beds 87.1%in use 3.47nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 River Bend Health and Rehabilitation 100beds 86.6%in use 3.13nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Buncombe County, North Carolina?
CMS lists 19 certified nursing homes in Buncombe County, with 1,899 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Buncombe County have a 5-star overall rating?
7 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Aston Park Health Care Center, Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement, Givens Health Center, Highland Farms, NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain, The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge.
How full are nursing homes in Buncombe County?
On an average day about 82.2% of certified beds are in use across homes in Buncombe County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in North Carolina