Mountain Trace Nursing Center
Nursing Home Facility
417 Mountain Trace Road, Sylva, NC 28779
Mountain Trace Nursing Center is a senior care community located in Sylva, NC. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Sylva area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (828) 631-1600.
Operated by Regional Health Properties, which runs 5 communities in our directory.
Mountain Trace Nursing Center is licensed for 106 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Sylva average about 92 beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Sylva average about 2.5 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse.
The community is located in Jackson County, NC.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 53 problems at Mountain Trace Nursing Center. 13 findings involved harm to a resident, including 7 that put residents in immediate danger. 43 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $325,563. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Resident Rights
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Resident Rights
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Mountain Trace Nursing Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 106
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Last health inspection August 2025
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