The Laurels of Summit Ridge

    100 Riceville Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.31·(121)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.8
    • Staff

      4.2
    • Meals

      3.7
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Strong outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation services (PT/OT/ST)
    • Compassionate and attentive nurses and CNAs
    • Supportive and involved administration in many instances
    • Private, roomy rooms for short-term rehab
    • Engaging activities program and social opportunities
    • Warm, family-like assisted-living atmosphere
    • Helpful front-desk and auxiliary staff
    • Clean, well-maintained common areas in parts of the facility
    • Documented successful functional outcomes and recovery milestones
    • Timely and supportive end-of-life and transition care

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and frequent understaffing
    • Delayed response to resident call systems
    • Medication administration and reconciliation weaknesses
    • Inconsistent adherence to infection-control and PPE practices
    • Sanitation and odor concerns in select units
    • Variable cleanliness and room-maintenance across floors
    • Communication gaps between staff and families
    • High staff turnover and concerning workplace culture
    • Inconsistent dietary management and meal-quality variability
    • Gaps in asset management and family-liaison practices

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews indicate a facility with a strong rehabilitation program and many individual staff members praised for compassionate, skilled care. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy teams receive consistent high marks for producing measurable functional gains and helping residents return to baseline mobility and independence. Several families and patients described positive short-term rehab outcomes and supportive, attentive staff who went “above and beyond.” The assisted-living side is frequently described as warm and home-like, with engaging activities and social opportunities that families appreciate.

    Care quality and staffing: The facility demonstrates a split pattern: clinical therapy and numerous front-line caregivers are often highlighted positively, while nursing and long-term care coverage shows variability. Many reviewers complimented nurses and CNAs who were attentive and caring, yet others raised concerns about inconsistent nursing practices, staffing shortages, and delayed responses to call bells. These operational staffing gaps appear to affect timeliness of basic care tasks, oversight during night shifts, and the ability to maintain consistent hygiene and bathroom-care schedules for some residents.

    Safety, clinical processes, and medication management: Several reviews indicate concerns about medication administration, reconciliation, and clinical handoffs. Examples include medication confusion after transitions and at least one account of medication being taken from another resident’s supply; collectively these suggest opportunities to strengthen medication-safety protocols and reconciliation at admission, transfer, and discharge. Infection-control and PPE practices were described inconsistently across staff, indicating a need for reinforcement of standard precautions and supervision.

    Dining, activities, and amenities: Dining experiences are mixed. Some reviewers praised the food quality, variety, and timely service; others experienced repeated menu issues, poor dietary adherence, and limited alternatives for special diets. The activities program received largely positive feedback for keeping residents engaged with hallway games, outings (when allowed), and regular events. Rooms for rehab were described as private and roomy by several families, and common areas were often called clean and welcoming, though cleanliness and maintenance varied by unit.

    Facilities and maintenance: The physical environment is generally described as attractive and home-like in many areas, with pleasant grounds and comfortable furnishings. However, some reviews noted maintenance concerns such as peeling paint, inconsistent housekeeping on certain floors, pest-control concerns, and variable sanitation in some bathrooms and common areas. These facility-level maintenance and cleanliness inconsistencies appear linked to staffing and oversight challenges in specific units.

    Management and culture: Administration and individual managers receive both praise and criticism. Several families commended administrators and the front desk for responsiveness and coordination during transitions from hospital to rehab. Conversely, others described communication gaps, unresponsiveness to family concerns, and indications of a difficult workplace culture that may contribute to turnover. A few reviews raised serious family concerns about property handling after a resident’s death and about the tone of staff interactions; these accounts point to opportunities for clearer family-liaison protocols and stronger oversight of post-mortem processes.

    Notable patterns and recommendation guidance: The common thread is a facility that can provide excellent, outcomes-driven rehab care and has many dedicated staff, yet shows operational variability that affects long-term care consistency. Prospective residents and families seeking short-term rehabilitation with strong therapy support may find this facility well suited. For those considering full-time or complex, long-term care—especially residents requiring intensive nursing oversight, strict infection-control, or consistent assistance with personal care—families should discuss current staffing levels, call-bell response expectations, medication-safety protocols, and unit-specific cleanliness practices with leadership during a tour. Asking for recent staffing ratios, medication reconciliation procedures, and examples of how family concerns are escalated may help clarify whether the facility’s strengths align with an individual’s care needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    The Laurels of Summit Ridge is located at 100 Riceville Rd, Asheville, NC, 28805.

    About The Laurels of Summit Ridge

    The Laurels of Summit Ridge sits next to the Blue Ridge Parkway and offers a skilled nursing community with 60 beds, along with a 27-bed assisted living unit, so folks have different options depending on their needs. The place focuses a lot on skilled nursing care, dementia and Alzheimer's support, and offers both short-term rehab and long-term care, plus hospice and respite services, so people have help through many stages. Staff include licensed administrators, directors of nursing, physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants, a rehabilitation coordinator, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, a dietary manager, a therapeutic recreation director, a wound care team, a licensed social worker, a registered dietitian, and providers for dental, vision, and foot care, which means folks can get about most any kind of care they might need without having to leave the building. There's help with daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, and medications, and the team can manage diabetes, wounds, cardiac rehab, IV therapy, and pain, plus COVID-19 care when it's needed.

    The Laurels of Summit Ridge offers THE ORTHO CENTER, which is an orthopedic unit with private and semi-private rooms, all equipped with cable TV and telephones, and there's a private lounge for internet and reading, and there's an airy gym for therapy right there as well. Social activities and devotional services are available, so people can keep busy and maintain their sense of community, and there are indoor common areas, a beauty and barber shop, a courtyard, a garden, private dining, and even a wheelchair-accessible bus, so folks can get around easily and feel at home. Meals are healthy and designed to taste good, with special attention to dietary needs, and staff work to create a home-like environment rather than something too clinical or impersonal. The whole place has a no smoking policy indoors, both private and public areas, so air stays clean for everyone.

    The Laurels of Summit Ridge has modern amenities and supports both Medicare and Medicaid. Residents can get individualized therapy and rehab plans with a goal of getting home safely and as soon as possible if someone's there for short-term rehab. The facility stores and dispenses medication, with supervision from a physician, and there's always 24-hour nurse coverage. Transportation services are complimentary and there's parking, so it's easy for families or for residents to get to appointments. The administrator is Aaron Gurney, and being affiliated with Ciena Healthcare means there are extra resources behind the place. The Laurels has had 30 years providing care, and they focus on professional, personalized care while making sure the staff feels supported too. The whole place is a Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Provider, so everyone has a fair chance to get care there.

    People often ask...

    The Laurels of Summit Ridge offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 100 Riceville Rd, Asheville, NC 28805.

    No, The Laurels of Summit Ridge does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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