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Deerfield Episcopal Retirement

1617 Hendersonville Road, ASHEVILLE, NC, 28803
(828) 274-1531
62 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1617 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
62
CMS facility ID
345556
Care type
Nursing home
County
Buncombe
Facility name
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement
Street address
1617 Hendersonville Road
City / state / ZIP
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 274-1531

About this facility — Deerfield Episcopal Retirement

Deerfield Episcopal Retirement is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Asheville, North Carolina. It is licensed for 62 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 123 senior care facilities in Asheville and 420 skilled nursing facilities across North Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Deerfield Episcopal Retirement 9 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bush, Elizabeth
Managing employee · Officer — since 2022
Chandler, Robert
Officer — since 2012
King, Brian
Operational control — since 2013
Sharpe, Matthew
Officer — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2013-01-23
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-06-04
Nurse staffing
5.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$960 per day (≈ $29,180/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
0% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 99% private/other
Occupancy
88% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
157% above the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
62
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-04Health inspection1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-06-05
2025-04-03Health inspection1 citation
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-05
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2024-02-08Health inspection1 citation
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-03-06
2025-04-03Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-05-28
K-0345
D · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-05-28
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-05-28
2024-02-08Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2024-04-20
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-04-20
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-04-20
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 345556.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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