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Aston Park Health Care Center
380 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 · Buncombe County · (828) 253-4437
120 certified beds, about 106 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1980
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345198 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 5 health citations since October 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.67 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.11 of those hours.
39.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).
CMS links it to Lutheran Services Carolinas, an affiliated group of 9 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 5 health citations on file.
April 16, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, and staff interviews, the facility failed to maintain a clean floor in of 1 of 2 walk-in coolers (walk-in cooler #2).
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, and staff interviews, the facility failed to follow their infection control policies and procedures for hand hygiene while feeding residents when Facility Aide #1 handled food with bare hands while feeding Resident #59. In addition, Facility Aide #2 handled food with bare hands while feeding Resident #59 and did not perform hand hygiene in between feeding Resident #59 and Resident #27 after touching Resident #59's food and hands. This deficiency occurred for 2 of 12 staff members observed for infection control practices while feeding residents (Facility Aide #1 and Facility Aide #2).
February 20, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to clean and maintain 1 of 1 walk-in refrigerator in the main kitchen free from debris. The facility also failed to refrigerate opened jelly containers stored in the dry food storage area, remove expired thickened beverages from the dry food storage area and expired thickened beverage from a dining area refrigerator ([NAME] dining room). This practice had the potential to affect food served to residents. Findings Included: a. On 2/17/25 at 9:46 AM an observation with the Dietary manager (DM) in the kitchen's walk-in refrigerator found a whiteish in color and fuzzy in appearance substance on the floor beneath the food storage rack on the left side of the refrigerator. The substance was concentrated in some areas and speckled in other areas on the floor and on the baseboard spanning the length of the wall. [...]
- C Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure daily nurse staffing sheets were filled out completely for 9 of 110 days reviewed during the period 10/31/24 through 2/17/25.
October 12, 2023Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews, observations, and staff interviews the facility failed to follow a resident's care plan when transferring 1 of 5 residents reviewed (Resident #307).
Fire safety inspections
22 fire safety citations on file: 8 on April 16, 2026, 6 on February 20, 2025, 8 on October 12, 2023.
Every fire safety citation22 citations
- F Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.
- F Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Provide properly sized and located linen or trash receptacles.
- D Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- D Have exits that are accessible at all times.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy.
- D Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.67 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.53 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.01 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 39.5% | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 18.5% | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.36 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.73 on weekdays and 3.53 on weekends, 5% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.05 in April to June 2025 to 3.67 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.67 | 1.11 | 3.73 | 3.53 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 106 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.95 | 1.08 | 3.97 | 3.89 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 107 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.83 | 1.19 | 3.92 | 3.59 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 106 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.05 | 1.22 | 4.17 | 3.76 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 106 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| North Carolina, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.65 | 0.53 | 3.82 | 3.25 | 8.0% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for North Carolina
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.49 | $17.28 to $21.08 | 64,010 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.42 | $28.50 to $33.51 | 18,010 |
| Registered nurses | $40.56 | $37.87 to $49.06 | 111,120 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 27.9 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 34.1 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 24.8 | 22.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.. CMS links this home to Lutheran Services Carolinas, a group of 9 nursing homes averaging 4.2 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Services for the Aging, Inc. | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 09/08/2022 | |
| Goins, Ted | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 10/01/2004 | |
| Herman, Richard | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 06/01/2021 | |
| Maddry, Karen | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 04/01/1982 | |
| Nelson, Douglas | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Smith, Kesha | Corporate director | Individual | 10/01/2012 | |
| Maddry, Karen | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/01/1982 | |
| Nickerson, Kirby | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/01/2012 | |
| Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 05/04/2009 | |
| Lsa Management Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/08/2022 | |
| Lutheran Services for the Aging, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 09/08/2022 | |
| Goins, Ted | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/01/2004 | |
| Kaufman, Marsha | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/07/1980 | |
| Patel, Hiren | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2012 | |
| Smith, Kesha | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/08/2003 | |
| Lutheran Services for the Aging, Inc. | Trustee of the SNF | Organization | 09/08/2022 | |
| Goins, Ted | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2004 | |
| Herman, Richard | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2021 | |
| Nelson, Douglas | Trustee of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2022 | |
| Aston Park Health Care Center, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/04/2009 | |
| Lsa Management Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/12/2025 | |
| Lutheran Services for the Aging, Inc. | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 03/12/2025 | |
| Kaufman, Marsha | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/08/1980 | |
| Nickerson, Kirby | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/01/2012 | |
| Patel, Hiren | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/01/2012 | |
| Smith, Kesha | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/08/2003 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 16, 2026: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 16, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 20, 2025: "Post nurse staffing information every day."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on October 12, 2023: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
Other nursing homes nearby
- Stonecreek Health and Rehabilitation Asheville, 2.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 16 citations
- Elevate Health and Rehabilitation Asheville, 2.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 28 citations
- The Laurels of Greentree Ridge Asheville, 3.5 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 15 citations
- River Bend Health and Rehabilitation Asheville, 3.6 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 52 citations
- Pisgah Manor Health Care Center Candler, 4.5 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Asheville, 5.3 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 3 citations
- Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Asheville, 5.8 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 32 citations
- Givens Health Center Asheville, 6.2 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 19 citations
North Carolina contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in North Carolina. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: NC Division of Health Service Regulation, Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: North Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: NC DHSR Regulated Facilities search (Statements of Deficiencies), where North Carolina publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Aston Park Health Care Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Aston Park Health Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Aston Park Health Care Center get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 16, 2026. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
- Has Aston Park Health Care Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Aston Park Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Aston Park Health Care Center?
- CMS lists 26 owners and managers, and links the home to Lutheran Services Carolinas. Legal business name: ASTON PARK HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC..
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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