All 3 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Mount Airy,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Northern Regional Hospital runs a small 33-bed unit in Mount Airy, and the numbers here are unusually clean. Nurse staffing sits at 4.79 hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and weekend coverage only dips about 20% below weekday levels, a gap that's common but manageable at this size. The turnover figure is the standout: 18.4% against a national average near 46%, which suggests people stay. On inspections, there's a single deficiency on record, none involving harm or abuse, with the most recent survey in March 2025. Government hospital-district ownership doesn't guarantee quality, but it does mean this home answers to a public board rather than shareholders.
Central Continuing Care sits in Mount Airy with 120 certified beds, run as a for-profit partnership. The nurse staffing number is the strongest part of the picture: 4.36 hours per resident day, roughly 13% above the national average, and turnover at 42.6% actually comes in slightly under the national rate. Weekends run about a fifth thinner than weekdays, so coverage isn't even across the week. Ten deficiencies show on the current record, none rising to harm or jeopardy, though three are abuse-related, that's the detail worth asking about. One fine totaling $5,597, and a September 2025 inspection means the record is recent.
Surry Community Health Center By Harborview runs about 120 beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing I'd flag: 3.09 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running roughly 9% thinner than weekdays. Turnover at 36.6% is better than the 45.8% national figure, so that's a genuine bright spot. The inspection record is where it gets harder to explain away, 33 deficiencies on file, nine of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, eight tied to abuse, and a $145,262 fine. The last inspection was June 2025. If you're considering this home, ask about those abuse-related findings directly.