Overview
Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Burnsville. It scores best on staffing (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 83% 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 June 26, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $59,631 in the past three years.
Smoky Ridge Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 103 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 26, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $59,631
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.81 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.52 hrs
- Nurse aides1.92 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 103
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 29, 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