Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation is a 77-bed nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1967-10-01. It averages 65.3 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation since 2022-12-16, 14 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-12-30.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | F0658, F0773 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results. | D |
| 2025-05-09 | F0550, F0641, F0644, F0658, F0689, F0690 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| 2024-03-07 | F0554, F0644, F0658 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| 2024-03-07 | F0638, F0867 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | B |
| 2023-08-10 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2022-12-16 | F0580, F0684 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2022-12-16 | F0812, F0867 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F |
| 2022-12-16 | F0636, F0638, F0745, F0761 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E |
| 2022-12-16 | F0655, F0660, F0756, F0757, F0758 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2022-12-16 | F0584, F0886 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | B |
How is Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation staffed relative to the NC average?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.28327 | 3.83430 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 60.5 | 49.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 65.3 | 86.9 |
Who owns Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation, and what chain is it in?
Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name ASHEVILLE BEAVERDAM NC OPCO LLC and belongs to the ASCENT HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | NEBO HOLDCO LLC | since 05/01/2024 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | BADIMU, KAMUINA, CRUM, KATHERINE, FRIEDMAN, YISROEL | since 01/01/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BADIMU, KAMUINA, CRUM, KATHERINE | since 01/01/2025 |
Were you or a family member harmed at Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation?