River Bend Health And Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-02-24. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (828) 254-9675 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

River Bend Health And Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.2/100, placing it #12558 of 14703 facilities nationally and #327 of 418 in North Carolina. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at River Bend Health And Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 3 hours 37 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 30 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 8 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 59 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 21 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 83.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged River Bend Health And Rehabilitation with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $139,071. 13 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $139,071, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 198.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, River Bend Health And Rehabilitation ranks 12558th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.2/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within NC, it ranks 327th out of 418 nursing homes. In Asheville, it ranks 8th out of 10 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,879 nationally and RN hours rank #8,698 nationally (#208 in NC). Our composite quality score of 58.2/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Asheville, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/north_carolina/asheville/