Overview
Vero Health & Rehab of Sylva has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Sylva. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 68% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 14, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $359,818 in the past three years.
Vero Health & Rehab of Sylva is a for-profit facility with 106 certified beds, caring for about 89 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
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 100%
Top 88%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $359,818
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.76 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.57 hrs
- Nurse aides2.46 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 106
- Average residents per day
- 89
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 10, 1989
- 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