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The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge
Asheville, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
About The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge
The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Asheville, NC with 90 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
90 residents
Location
Asheville, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
70 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28803
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 May 7, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 43 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the North Carolina average.
Medicare has not fined The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 43 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 51 minutesAbove the North Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 41%Below the North Carolina average |
Inspections
13 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 7, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 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 May 8, 2025Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 8, 2025
February 27, 2024 · Standard inspection · 9 citations
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 25, 2024Provide 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 CareCorrected Mar 1, 2024Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 20, 2024Coordinate 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 PlanningCorrected Mar 21, 2024Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 20, 2024Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 11, 2024Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 6, 2024Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningPlan to fix it acceptedEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningPlan to fix it accepted
December 7, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 3, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 3, 2024
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
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare-certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- May 17, 1989
- Part of a chain
- Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 81 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345303
Location
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70 Sweeten Creek RoadAsheville, NC 28803
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Questions about The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge
How did The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on May 7, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 43 minutes with each resident per day, including 51 minutes from registered nurses. 41% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge 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.