Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Aston Park Health Care Center
380 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Lutheran Services Carolinas (9 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Aston Park Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.83 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Feb 20, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Aston Park Health Care Center compares
This facility vs. the North Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | North Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.83 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.19 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.7% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Aston Park Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 380 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806 - CMS certification #
- 345198
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 106.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1980-06-03
- Chain
- Lutheran Services Carolinas (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lutheran Services Carolinas
Lutheran Services Carolinas operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lutheran Services Carolinas facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Aston Park Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Aston Park Health Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our skilled nursing care program is designed to provide 24-hour nursing care for residents who require medical attention and support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 15, 2012 to Apr 14, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $13,785 owed to 71 employees. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Aston Park Healthcare Center (Aston Park Healthcare Center, Inc.). Case 1724484.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 26, 2016: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Mar 7, 2016. 2 violations cited (2 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 129087 - Aston Park Health Care Center, INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Personal protective equipment (general) (1910.132(d)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 4, 2016.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(g)(8)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 15, 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce, Asheville. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation, Asheville. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Carepartners Home Health Services, Asheville. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28806 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Biltmore Home Training, Asheville, 2.7 miles away, straight line
Davita Asheville Kidney Center, Asheville, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Weaverville Dialysis, Weaverville, 8.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28806.
Carepartners Hospice & Palliative Care Services, office in Asheville, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Four Seasons The Care You Trust, office in Flat Rock, 20.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Haywood Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Waynesville, 20.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Golnosh Sharafsaleh, MD, Asheville. 4.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Aston Park Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Aston Park Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Aston Park Health Care Center staffed?
Aston Park Health Care Center reports 3.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Aston Park Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Aston Park Health Care Center have?
Aston Park Health Care Center is certified for 120 beds.