The Laurels of Summit Ridge

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

    Friendly caring staff excellent rehab

    I'm very pleased with the friendly, knowledgeable staff and administration who went above and beyond-nurses Skylar and LiAnn included. The facility was spotless, meals were good, and the activities team kept residents engaged. PT/OT rehab was excellent and really sped recovery. Grateful for the caring, family-like atmosphere and would recommend.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    4.36·(118)

    Overall rating

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

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      3.9
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Strong physical, occupational, and speech therapy
    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and CNA staff
    • Supportive and proactive administration and front-desk
    • Individualized, resident-centered care plans
    • Clean, well-maintained rooms and common areas
    • Engaging activities program and active social calendar
    • Private, roomy accommodations with pleasant views
    • Effective short-term rehab outcomes and recovery focus
    • Responsive housekeeping and supportive ancillary staff
    • Family-like community atmosphere

    Cons

    • Understaffing leading to delayed resident assistance
    • Inconsistent medication-management and prescribing controls
    • Variability in staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Gaps in infection-control and PPE adherence
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Maintenance and equipment-repair delays
    • Weaknesses in property-handling and transition procedures
    • Inconsistent communication with families and care coordination
    • Safety-practice gaps (bed alarms, guard rails, transfer processes)
    • High staff turnover and workplace-morale issues
    • Inconsistent food quality
    • Uneven quality between short-term rehab and longer-term care

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews portray a facility with clear strengths in rehabilitation and many individual staff members. The therapy department (physical, occupational and speech therapy) is consistently highlighted for producing strong functional outcomes and for staff who tailor programs to individual needs. Numerous families and former patients described positive short-term rehab experiences, citing caring therapists and marked improvement in mobility and independence.

    Clinical care is described unevenly. Nursing and CNA staff receive frequent praise for compassion and attentiveness, but reviewers also describe periods and shifts where responsiveness and basic-care practices fell short. A recurrent operational concern is understaffing: slow responses to call buttons and delays in routine assistance are described, and reviewers link those staffing gaps to safety and comfort issues. Medication management and prescribing processes emerged as another area of inconsistency, with accounts of errors, poor reconciliation, and at least one allegation involving medication handling that families found troubling.

    Dining and activities are generally regarded positively, although food quality is described inconsistently across accounts. Some families praise meals, alternatives, and timely service; others find dietary options or overall quality less satisfactory. The activities program and activities director receive favorable comments for keeping residents engaged, with routine offerings adapted for hall- and outdoor participation when allowed.

    Facility appearance and environment are often noted as strengths: private, roomy rooms, attractive grounds, and a generally clean, welcoming interior are commonly mentioned. Nevertheless, there are intermittent sanitation and pest-control concerns and specific examples of maintenance delays (broken outlets, slow equipment repair) that have affected comfort. Reviewers also raised safety-practice issues such as missing or nonfunctional bed alarms, guard-rail gaps, and transfer-safety inconsistencies — matters that warrant attention from a risk-management perspective.

    Management and culture present a mixed picture. Several accounts praise administrators and front-desk staff who go above and beyond and provide helpful coordination; other accounts describe unresponsiveness, inconsistent communication, and perceived workplace morale problems among staff. There is at least one serious allegation about mishandled personal belongings following a resident's death, which underscores the need for transparent property and transition procedures.

    Notable patterns: the facility appears to excel at focused short-term rehabilitation and has many staff who provide excellent, compassionate care. Conversely, systemic operational issues — chiefly staffing levels, medication processes, safety-practice consistency, and intermittent sanitation/maintenance problems — lead to variability in the resident experience. Prospective residents and families should balance the facility's strong therapy and compassionate-staff reports against these operational concerns. When considering this facility, ask for current nurse-to-resident ratios, details on medication reconciliation and prescribing policies, evidence of infection-control practices, examples of recent maintenance protocols, and clarification of property-handling procedures during transitions.

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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

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    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.

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    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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