Overview
Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Waynesville. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 50 certified beds, caring for about 41 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 54%
Top 46%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.03 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.99 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.61 hrs
- Nurse aides2.43 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 41
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 26, 1991
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes