8 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Spruce Pine, NC
1-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $153,439 in total fines with 8 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
218 Laurel Creek Court, Spruce Pine, NC
(828) 765-7312
Overall
1 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
1 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
127
Certified beds
Average residents
102
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Cch Healthcare
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1987-12-18
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
32 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.00
Registered nurse staffing
LPN hours / resident day
0.00
Licensed practical nurse staffing
Aide hours / resident day
0.00
Nurse aide staffing
Total nurse hours
0.00
All reported nurse hours
Licensed hours
0.00
RN + LPN hours
Weekend hours
0.00
Weekend nurse staffing
Weekend RN hours
0.00
Weekend registered nurse coverage
Physical therapist
0.00
Reported PT staffing
Adjusted RN hours
0.00
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
0.00
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
0.00
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
60%
Annual RN turnover · state 48% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
64%
Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
7,982
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
28.17
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9849
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
1.63
Baseline 19.89% · Performance 20.67% · Measure score 1.63 · Achievement 1.63 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
6.48
Baseline 5.35% · Performance 5.90% · Measure score 6.48 · Achievement 6.48 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
2.01
Baseline 72.04% · Performance 60.19% · Measure score 2.01 · Achievement 0.85 · Improvement 2.01
Adjusted total nurse staffing
1.14
Baseline 3.68 hours · Performance 3.40 hours · Measure score 1.14 · Achievement 1.14 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.46% |
10.72%
0.3 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 142 · Observed rate 9.86% · Lower 95% interval 7.32% |
| Discharge to community | 54.63% |
50.57%
4.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 119 · Observed rate 52.1% · Lower 95% interval 44.49% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.1 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 98.95% |
95.27%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 94 · Denominator 95 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 95 |
| Discharge self-care score | 45.95% |
53.69%
7.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 34 · Denominator 74 |
| Discharge mobility score | 20.27% |
50.94%
30.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 15 · Denominator 74 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 4.21% |
2.29%
1.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 95 · Adjusted rate 5.1% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 5.9% |
7.12%
1.2 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 87 · Observed rate 2.3% · Lower 95% interval 2.89% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 52 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 47.06% |
42%
5.1 pts better
|
Numerator 32 · Denominator 68 |
| Discharge function score | 58.11% |
56.45%
1.7 pts better
|
Numerator 43 · Denominator 74 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 100% |
96.28%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 57 · Denominator 57 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 5.56% |
25.2%
19.6 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 54 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.8
1 pts better
|
1.9
1.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.1 |
1.8
0.3 pts worse
|
1.8
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.1 · Observed 1.8 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 93.1% |
91.5%
1.6 pts better
|
93.4%
0.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 91.2% · Q2 94.3% · Q3 95.5% · Q4 91.5% · 4Q avg 93.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 79.8% |
94.1%
14.3 pts worse
|
95.5%
15.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 79.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 5.7% |
3.6%
2.1 pts worse
|
3.3%
2.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.6% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 6.8% · Q4 2.4% · 4Q avg 5.7% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 6.2% |
4.8%
1.4 pts worse
|
11.4%
5.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.5% · Q2 8.6% · Q3 9.7% · Q4 3.0% · 4Q avg 6.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.2% |
7.2%
3 pts better
|
5.4%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.6% · Q2 4.2% · Q3 2.9% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 24.2% |
21.6%
2.6 pts worse
|
19.6%
4.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.9% · Q2 23.9% · Q3 27.5% · Q4 20.7% · 4Q avg 24.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 5.8% |
15.0%
9.2 pts better
|
16.7%
10.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.6% · Q2 5.5% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 5.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 5.0% |
21.5%
16.5 pts better
|
16.3%
11.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 3.1% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 12.2% · 4Q avg 5.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 4.9% |
16.8%
11.9 pts better
|
14.9%
10 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 8.7% · Q4 12.3% · 4Q avg 4.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.6% |
0.9%
0.3 pts better
|
1.0%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.2% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.0% |
2.6%
2.6 pts better
|
1.7%
1.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 31.9% |
21.2%
10.7 pts worse
|
19.8%
12.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 23.3% · Q2 36.5% · Q3 38.6% · Q4 29.3% · 4Q avg 31.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.2% |
6.0%
2.8 pts better
|
5.1%
1.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.3% · Q2 4.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 3.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 87.6% |
79.9%
7.7 pts better
|
81.7%
5.9 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 83.3% · Q2 84.9% · Q3 90.1% · Q4 91.0% · 4Q avg 87.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 15.9% |
13.2%
2.7 pts worse
|
12.0%
3.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 15.9% · Observed 14.6% · Expected 10.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.2% |
1.5%
0.3 pts better
|
1.6%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 3.2% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 33.3% |
78.1%
44.8 pts worse
|
79.7%
46.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 33.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.5% |
22.9%
4.6 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.6 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.5% · Observed 20.7% · Expected 18.0% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2025-04-07
Fire Safety
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-04-07
Fire Safety
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-04-07
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-12-10
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-12-10
Fire Safety
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2023-12-10
Inspection history
Health
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Corrected 2025-02-22
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-10-25
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-11-27
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2023-11-27
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $139,942
Fine
Fine · fine $6,748
Fine
Fine · fine $6,749
Fine
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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