Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation
700 Johnston Ridge Road, Elkin, NC 28621 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 99 certified beds
Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elkin, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.31 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.31 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.3% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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 Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation
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
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 22, 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
- 700 Johnston Ridge Road
Elkin, NC 28621 - CMS certification #
- 345095
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 97.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1975-09-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2026, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
We also offer respite care for those who normally live at home; this gives caregivers a period of rest.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- May 27, 2026: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 17, 2026. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 161257 - DGS Healthcare Elkin, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
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
- Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Elkin. 3.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- PruittHealth-Elkin, Elkin. 3.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Yadkin Valley Home Health, Jonesville. 5.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 3.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28621 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Elkin Dialysis Center, Elkin, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Yadkin Dialysis Center, Yadkinville, 14.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28621.
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, office in Dobson, 7.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Wake Forest Baptist Health Care At Home Hospice-Wi, office in Wilkesboro, 22.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, North Wilkesboro. 21.9 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation staffed?
Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation reports 3.31 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation have?
Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation is certified for 99 beds.