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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center
Waynesville, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
About Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center
Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Waynesville, NC with 50 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
50 residents
Location
Waynesville, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1349 Crabtree Road, Waynesville, North Carolina 28785
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, state inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 56 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the North Carolina average.
Medicare has not fined Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 56 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 2 minutesAbove the North Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 61%Above the North Carolina average |
Inspections
7 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 19, 2026 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 11, 2026Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Apr 11, 2026Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Apr 11, 2026
February 5, 2025 · Standard inspection · 4 citations
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2025Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2025Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2025
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Snowshoe LTC Group, LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- August 26, 1991
- Part of a chain
- Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345396
Location
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1349 Crabtree RoadWaynesville, NC 28785
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Questions about Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center
How did Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on March 19, 2026 and cited 3 health deficiencies. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 56 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 2 minutes from registered nurses. 61% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.