🛡️ Free for Families  ·  No Spam Calls  ·  No Referral Fees  ·  Built on Official Records

FindSeniorLivingNow

🏠 Is this your community?

Families are searching for a community like yours right now. Make sure they find you.

Claim This Community
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

The Laurels of Summit Ridge

Asheville, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
(828) 299-1110

About The Laurels of Summit Ridge

The Laurels of Summit Ridge brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Asheville, North Carolina with compassionate, personalized care. Our experienced team supports recovery and wellness through evidence-based treatments and therapeutic programs designed to help residents regain independence and confidence.

Community at a glance

Capacity

68 residents

Location

Asheville, NC

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

100 Riceville Road, Asheville, North Carolina 28805

(828) 299-1110

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 July 2, 2026, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident a day, above the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.

Medicare has not fined The Laurels of Summit Ridge in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 10 minutesAbove the North Carolina average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day1 hour 8 minutesAbove the North Carolina average
Nursing staff who left in the past year38%Below the North Carolina average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

July 2, 2026 · 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 Jul 20, 2026
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 20, 2026

July 2, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 25, 2025
May 15, 2025 · Standard inspection · 6 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 Jul 2, 2025
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 2, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 2, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Jul 2, 2025
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 2, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Jul 2, 2025
March 21, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations+
  • Implement 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 pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 18, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 18, 2024
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Apr 18, 2024
  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 18, 2024
  • 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 18, 2024
  • Honor 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 Apr 18, 2024
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 18, 2024
  • Coordinate 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 Apr 18, 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
68
Average residents per day
62
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
June 23, 1993
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
345438

Location

Loading map…

100 Riceville RoadAsheville, NC 28805

12 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near Asheville

Questions about The Laurels of Summit Ridge

How did The Laurels of Summit Ridge do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 2, 2026 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The North Carolina average is 4.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at The Laurels of Summit Ridge?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 8 minutes from registered nurses. 38% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has The Laurels of Summit Ridge been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against The Laurels of Summit 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.

Senior living in Asheville Skilled Nursing in North Carolina Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026