Overview
Skyland Care Center 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 2 nursing homes in Sylva. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 56% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 23, 2026, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Skyland Care Center is a for-profit facility with 94 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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.
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Top 38%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff3.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.31 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 94
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 3, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes