Blue Ridge Care Center LLC

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

57.0% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 139 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 56.5% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 62 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.30 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 47% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 33% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 182 beds and averages 167.4 residents a day — about 92% occupied, or roughly 15 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 4.11 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.48 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.47 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.56 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 4.32 on weekdays — 18% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.51 to 0.39 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 37% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

22 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 12 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Fcited before2025-12-07 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled, Food Storage, the facility dietary staff failed to label and date opened food items and failed to properly discard expired milk. The facility census was 163 and 162 residents were receiving an oral diet. Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Food Storage revealed under B. Refrigerated Storage: . Label all opened items with the date opened and use by date (per facility policy or manufacture guidance). The policy also revealed under 6. Labeling Requirements: All opened, repackaged, or leftover items must include date opened/prepared and use by/discard date.1. Observation on 12/5/2025 at 8:40 am revealed the kitchen had two walk-in refrigerators and the walk-in refrigerator to the far left had a five-pound bag of shredded cheddar cheese that had been open and stored with no open date.During an interview on 12/5/2025 at 8:40 am, the Dietary of Dietary (DOD) confirmed that the bag of shredded cheddar cheese had been…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2025-12-07 · tag F0908 — failed to keep essential equipment working — widespread
  Keep all essential equipment working safely.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policy titled, Dishwasher Temperature, the facility failed to demonstrate a properly functioning dish machine to sanitize dishware to prevent food borne illness. The facility census was 163 and 162 residents were receiving an oral diet.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Dishwasher Temperature revealed for low temperature dishwashers (chemical sanitization) the wash temperature shall be 120 degrees Fahrenheit (F) and the sanitizing solution shall be 50ppm (parts per million) hypochlorite (chlorine) on dish surface in final rinse.Observation on 12/5/2025 of the facility dish machine was first conducted at 9:10 am until 9:30 am. The facility has a large conveyor belt type dish machine and was a low temperature machine that used a chemical for sanitizing dishware. Dietary aide FF assisted with demonstrating the use of the dish machine. Dietary aide FF placed several empty dish racks on the conveyor belt and observation of the temperature gauges located on the front of the dish machine revealed that…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Environmental Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-07 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, family and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled, Promoting/Maintaining Residents Dignity, the facility failed to protect the privacy of health information for one of three residents (R) (R19) reviewed for privacy. Specifically, the facility posted instructions on R19's wall that disclosed birthday, gender, medical identification, and picture. The deficient practice had the potential to place R19 at risk of a diminished quality of life in an environment that promotes the maintenance or enhancement of each resident's dignity.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled, Promoting/Maintaining Residents Dignity dated 1/8/2025 documented under Policy: It is the practice of this facility to protect and promote resident rights and threat each resident with respect and dignity as well as care for each resident in a manner and in an environment, that maintains or enhances resident's quality of life by recognizing each resident individually. Under the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-07 · tag F0605 — failed to not use drugs as a restraint — isolated
  Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of a policy titled, Use of Psychotropic Medication(s), the facility failed to ensure as needed psychotropic medication were ordered and limited to 14 days for one of five residents (R) (R 123) reviewed for un-necessary medications, The deficient practice had the potential to place the resident at risk for medical complications, unmet needs, and a diminished quality of life.Findings include:Review of the policy titled Use of Psychotropic Medication(s) date implemented 1/8/2025 revealed the Policy was to ensure that residents only receive psychotropic medications when other nonpharmacological interventions are clinically contraindicated. Under the section titled Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines under number 16 revealed psychotropic medications used as needed are limited to no more than 14 days unless the attending physician or prescribing practitioner believes it is appropriate to extend the order beyond 14 days and documentation is included from the physician or prescriber for the rationale to extend the time period and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-07 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, record review, staff interviews, and review of the facility policy's titled, Comprehensive Care Plans, Oxygen Administration, and Use of Psychotropic Medications, the facility failed to develop a person-centered comprehensive care plan for four of 48 sampled residents (R) (R71, R90, R21, and R123) out of 48 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to develop a care plan for R71 related to an indwelling urinary catheter, failed to develop a care plan for R21 and R90 related to oxygen, and failed to develop a care plan for R123 related to psychotropic medication. The deficient practice had the potential to cause R71, R90, R21, and R123 not to receive necessary care and services. Findings include: Review of the facility policy, Comprehensive Care Plans dated 1/8/2025 revealed under Policy: It is the policy of this facility to develop and implement a comprehensive person- centered care plan for each resident, consistent with resident rights, that includes measurable objectives and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-07 · tag F0692 — failed to prevent malnutrition and dehydration — isolated
  Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff and resident family interviews, record review and review of the facility policy titled, Nutritional and Dietary Supplements, the facility failed to provide one of 48 sampled residents (R) (R15) a nutrition supplement as ordered.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Nutritional and Dietary Supplements revealed that the facility will provide nutritional and dietary supplements to each resident, consistent with the residents' assessed needs.Review of the admission record revealed R15 was admitted to the facility with a medical diagnosis of but not limited to unspecified protein calorie malnutrition.Review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] revealed that R15 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of one out of 15, indicating cognition is severely impaired.Review of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed R15 had a physician order for a frozen nutritional supplement with meals for supplemental related to unspecified protein…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-07 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Oxygen Administration, the facility failed to ensure oxygen was administered as ordered by the physician for two of 14 residents (R) (R90 and R21) receiving oxygen. This deficient practice had the potential to place R90 and R21 at increased risk of respiratory complications.Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Oxygen Administration, dated 1/8/2025, revealed the Policy section stated Oxygen is administered to residents who need it, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the resident's goals and preferences. The Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines section included, 1. Oxygen is administered under orders of a physician, except in the case of an emergency. In such case, oxygen is administered and orders are obtained as soon as practicable when the situation is under control. 1. Review of the admission Record for R90 revealed…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-12-07 · tag F0803 — failed to meet residents' dietary needs — isolated
  Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff and family interviews, and review of the facility menu, the facility failed to serve the lunch meal as written on the menu for one of 48 sampled residents (R) (R15).Findings include:R15 was admitted to the facility with a medical diagnosis of but not limited to unspecified protein calorie malnutrition.Review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] revealed R15 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of one out of 15, indicating cognition is severely impaired.Review of the electronic medical record (EMR) revealed R15 had a physician order for a regular diet, regular texture, regular consistency.Review of the facility Week 2 Saturday lunch meal revealed residents were to be served chicken parmesan, spaghetti, tomato sauce, Italian mixed vegetables, garlic roll. margarine, Italian ice, and whole milk.Review of R15's lunch meal tray slip revealed he was to receive three ounce chicken parmesan, one half cup mashed potatoes, four ounces Italian vegetable blend,…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-12-07 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, staff interview, record review, and review of the facility policy titled, Catheter Care, the facility failed to follow proper infection control practices related to hand washing during catheter care for one of seven residents (R) (R71) with indwelling urinary catheters. The deficient practice had the potential to cause R71 increased risk for urinary tract infections. Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Catheter Care dated 1/8/2025 revealed under Compliance Guidelines . 7. Perform hand hygiene.R71 was admitted to the facility with diagnoses that include but is not limited to, retention of urine.Review of the 11/22/2025 admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for R71 revealed a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 3, indicating severely impaired cognition, is dependent with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and has an indwelling urinary catheter, Review of the Person-Centered Comprehensive Care Plan for R71 revealed no care plan in place for an indwelling urinary catheter. Review of the physician orders for R71 revealed…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2025-07-10 · tag F0770 — failed to provide lab services — widespread
  Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to revise their CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) certificate within 30 days after new ownership. The facility does not have a current CLIA certificate appropriate for the level of testing it conducts after approximately seven months of ownership.Findings include:Review of the CLIA Certificate of Waiver with Effective Date of 5/6/2024 and Expiration Date of 5/5/2026 is in the name of the previous owner hospital.Review of the CLIA Certificate of Compliance with Effective Date of 8/19/2023 and Expiration Date of 8/18/2025 is in the name of the previous laboratory service owner. In an interview on 7/8/2025 at 12:21 pm with the facility's Administrator, they stated, We are still operating under that (Previous Owner) waiver as part of the transition. The new owner purchased the facility from the hospital in January 2025.On 7/8/2025 the State CLIA Department was consulted, and they confirmed the following, The facility is out of compliance and should request a revised CLIA certificate using the attached CMS-116…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Administration Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to THE ROSENBERG FAMILY — 16 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 25 rows in the source record cover these 10 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

4 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in GA