CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 19 nursing homes in Buncombe County, North Carolina qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Buncombe County as urban.
In North Carolina, 330 of 419 nursing homes (78.8%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Park Health Care Center | Asheville | No | Lutheran Services Carolinas | 120 | 345198 |
| Bear Mountain Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | No | Ascent Healthcare Management | 77 | 345010 |
| Biltmore Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation | Arden | No | Avardis Health | 100 | 345477 |
| Black Mountain Neuro-Medical Treatment Center | Black Mountain | No | 163 | 34A001 | |
| Deerfield Episcopal Retirement | Asheville | No | 62 | 345556 | |
| Elevate Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | No | Ascent Healthcare Management | 120 | 345174 |
| Emerald Ridge Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | No | Avardis Health | 100 | 345447 |
| Fleshers Fairview Health Care | Fairview | No | 106 | 345413 | |
| Givens Health Center | Asheville | No | 70 | 345328 | |
| Highland Farms | Black Mountain | No | 60 | 345078 | |
| Mountain Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Cente | Black Mountain | No | 97 | 345048 | |
| NC State Veterans Home - Black Mountain | Black Mountain | No | Pruitthealth | 100 | 345558 |
| Pisgah Manor Health Care Center | Candler | No | Liberty Senior Living | 118 | 345393 |
| River Bend Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | No | Brighton Healthcare | 100 | 345432 |
| StoneCreek Health and Rehabilitation | Asheville | No | Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation | 120 | 345204 |
| Swannanoa Valley Health and Rehabilitation | Swannanoa | No | Ascent Healthcare Management | 106 | 345418 |
| The Greens at Weaverville | Weaverville | No | Cch Healthcare | 122 | 345221 |
| The Laurels Of Greentree Ridge | Asheville | No | Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care | 90 | 345303 |
| The Laurels of Summit Ridge | Asheville | No | 68 | 345438 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.