The Lodge At Mills River

The Lodge At Mills River is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Mills River, North Carolina. It is licensed for 50 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Mills River 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 The Lodge At Mills River 14 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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.