Buncombe County, North Carolina
County inventory for Buncombe County, North Carolina is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Buncombe County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 19 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet NC-BUNCOMBE-NORTH-CAROLINA · Buncombe, NC
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 19 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,899 beds
- STAR-LOW 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-TOP #129/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Passaic
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 19/19 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Passaic County, NJ (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Buncombe County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Buncombe County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 19 nursing homes and 1,899 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.9/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Buncombe providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Buncombe County break as 6 at 1★, 2 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 5 at 4★, 4 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (42% of 19 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Aston Park Health Care Center, Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center, Deerfield Episcopal Retirement. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Buncombe, NC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 5★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Buncombe County
19 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Park Health Care Center | Asheville | 5/5 | 120 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center | Black Mountain | 5/5 | 163 | Government - State |
| Deerfield Episcopal Retirement | Asheville | 5/5 | 62 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge | Asheville | 5/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Givens Health Center | Asheville | 4/5 | 70 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Highland Farms | Black Mountain | 4/5 | 60 | Non profit - Corporation |
| NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain | Black Mountain | 4/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation | Swannanoa | 4/5 | 106 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Greens at Weaverville | Weaverville | 4/5 | 122 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | 3/5 | 77 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| The Laurels of Summit Ridge | Asheville | 3/5 | 68 | For profit - Corporation |
| Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Biltmore Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation | Arden | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Fleshers Fairview Health Care | Fairview | 1/5 | 106 | For profit - Corporation |
| Mountain Ridge Health and Rehab | Black Mountain | 1/5 | 97 | For profit - Corporation |
| Pisgah Manor Health Care Center | Candler | 1/5 | 118 | For profit - Corporation |
| River Bend Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | 1/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Buncombe County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Asheville | 3.5 |
| Carepartners Home Health Services | Asheville | 3.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Buncombe
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Buncombe County, NC, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the North Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (19 here).
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Buncombe County.