Overview
Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Waynesville. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 81% 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 February 19, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,512 in the past three years.
Skyland Terrace and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 81 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
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 34%
Top 38%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,512
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.27 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.80 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.58 hrs
- Nurse aides1.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 24, 1992
- 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