Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement
1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 62 certified beds
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.26 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 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) | 5.26 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.54 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.01 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.9% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 Deerfield Episcopal Retirement
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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1617 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803 - CMS certification #
- 345556
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 62
- Avg residents/day
- 61.2
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2013-01-23
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Deerfield Episcopal Retirement using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, 1 meals a day, pets allowed
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 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.
24-Hour Emergency Assistance: Deerfield’s nursing staff is available 24 hours per day, 365 days a year and is accessible to residents for assistance or consultation.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Deerfield provides transportation to events and performances at Flat Rock Playhouse, The Asheville Symphony, Asheville Chamber Music Ensemble, Asheville Choral Society, Asheville Community Theater and other arts and cultural happenings.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 1 meals a day.
One meal per day in your choice of dining venues
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Yes, pets are permitted in independent living cottages and apartments, upon approval by management and subject to Deerfield’s stated pet policies.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Deerfield offers 94 beautifully appointed cottages, 18 villas, 13 timbers, and 252 apartment homes.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Deerfield is a smoke-free campus.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: charged.
The Entrance Fee entitles the resident to the exclusive right to occupy the residence and to use and enjoy the common areas, amenities, programs and services at Deerfield, including health center facilities.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce, Asheville. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Givens Health Center, Asheville. 1.0 mile away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Asheville. 4.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 2.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28803 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Arden Dialysis Center, Arden, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Biltmore Home Training, Asheville, 5.3 miles away, straight line
Davita Asheville Kidney Center, Asheville, 6.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28803.
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, 15.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Carepartners Home Care & Hospice, office in Brevard, 20.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Memorycare, Asheville. 0.8 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 high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Deerfield Episcopal Retirement a good nursing home?
CMS gives Deerfield Episcopal Retirement an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Deerfield Episcopal Retirement staffed?
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement reports 5.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Deerfield Episcopal Retirement had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Deerfield Episcopal Retirement have?
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement is certified for 62 beds.