Willow Ridge Of Nc
237 Tryon Road, Rutherfordton, NC, 28139
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Cch Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 150 · avg 121 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 57.5% — higher than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 49.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 16.7% — lower than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 46.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $146,939 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 345197
- Certified beds
- 150 beds · avg 121 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Willow Ridge Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Cch Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cch Healthcare chain — 32 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Cch Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2016
- Forbright Bank
5% or Greater Security Interest · since 2016
- Jacob Stern
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2016
- Thomas Neshek
Other · since 2016
- Adam r Bealer
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2015
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 27)
- D0687·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate foot care.
- D0692·Mar 19, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- E0656·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0644·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D0583·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- G0626·Feb 4, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- D0623·Feb 4, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D0610·Feb 4, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $15K
- 20232 fines · $132K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Feb 4, 2025Fine · $7,262
- Feb 4, 2025Fine · $7,262
- Nov 3, 2023Payment denial · 42 days · starting Dec 6, 2023
- Nov 3, 2023Fine · $119K
- Nov 3, 2023Fine · $14K
Largest single fine on record: $119K.
Fire-safety citations
22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 4, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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