Nursing home report
Registered name: NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain
Black Mountain, NC · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
North Carolina State Veterans Home - Black Mountain has a 2 out of 5 overall rating. Its health inspection rating is low at 1 out of 5, while staffing is 5 out of 5 with reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.43 vs. 4.1 hours/resident/day); it also had $12,759 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.4317 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.4317.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to provide enough nursing staff each day and ensure a licensed nurse was in charge on every shift. Cited July 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 725 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: L
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited July 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to properly screen residents for mental health or intellectual disability needs before or during admission. Cited December 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 645 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $12,759 was recorded.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $12,759 in total fines.
Federal fine
Sep 5, 2024
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
