Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Transylvania Regional Hospital
260 Hospital Drive, Brevard, NC 28712 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Hca Healthcare (3 facilities) · 10 certified beds
Transylvania Regional Hospital is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Brevard, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 8.01 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Nov 25, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $12,415In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Transylvania Regional Hospital 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) | 8.01 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.42 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.80 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 26.7% | 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.
- Every deficiency from the November 25, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 1, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $12,415, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Transylvania Regional Hospital
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 · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2024 · 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 · Sep 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 20, 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
- 260 Hospital Drive
Brevard, NC 28712 - CMS certification #
- 345484
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 10
- Avg residents/day
- 6.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-05-29
- Chain
- Hca Healthcare (3 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Hca Healthcare
Hca Healthcare operates 3 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Hca Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Transylvania Regional Hospital 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 diabetes care.
Part of the family of Mission Health hospitals, we have a wide range of specialties, including minimally invasive surgery, diabetes management, cardiology care and extensive physical rehabilitation programs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc, Brevard. 6.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Oaks-Brevard, Brevard. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Transylvania Home Care & Hospice, Brevard. 0.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28712 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Brevard Dialysis, Brevard, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28712.
Carepartners Home Care & Hospice, office in Brevard, 0.1 miles away, straight line
Four Seasons The Care You Trust, office in Flat Rock, 17.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Carolina Foothills, office in Saluda, 21.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Memorycare, Asheville. 20.5 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | 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 Transylvania Regional Hospital a good nursing home?
CMS gives Transylvania Regional Hospital 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 Transylvania Regional Hospital staffed?
Transylvania Regional Hospital reports 8.01 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Transylvania Regional Hospital had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Transylvania Regional Hospital have?
Transylvania Regional Hospital is certified for 10 beds.