Overview
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 7th of 10 nursing homes in Asheville. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 90% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 15, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 77 certified beds, caring for about 68 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 70%
Top 57%
Top 49%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.18 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.55 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 77
- Average residents per day
- 68
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes