About The Lodge at Mills River

The Lodge at Mills River is a nursing home in Mills River, North Carolina. Its capacity is 50 beds, below the Henderson County median of 100 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 6 citations, the most recent on June 3, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.91 hours per resident per day. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

5.0

Staffing

2.0

Quality measures

5.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (6)

Records from December 2022 to June 2025.

June 3, 2025
Tag F0732
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Severity B: pattern, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected June 4, 2025.
December 1, 2022
Tag F0554
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 26, 2022.
December 1, 2022
Tag F0641
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 26, 2022.
December 1, 2022
Tag F0695
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 26, 2022.
December 1, 2022
Tag F0689
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected September 15, 2022.
December 1, 2022
Tag F0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 26, 2022.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

3.91 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 4.40 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, a chain of 18 nursing homes.

Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.3 overall, 3.9 for health inspections, 2.6 for staffing, 4.4 for quality measures.

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in North Carolina.

Nursing Homes

North Carolina median$9,733/mo

North Carolina cost breakdown

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