Overview
The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge 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 Blowing Rock. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 75% 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 September 17, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $17,114 in the past three years.
The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge is a for-profit facility with 92 certified beds, caring for about 87 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1968.
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 71%
Top 68%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $17,114
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.32 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.61 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.66 hrs
- Nurse aides2.05 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 92
- Average residents per day
- 87
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 15, 1968
- 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