Skilled Nursing · Asheville, NC
Brooks-Howell Home
Verified from NC DHSR state records · Updated July 2026
Brooks-Howell Home is a licensed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Asheville, Buncombe County. Skilled nursing is the most medically intensive level of senior care, providing 24-hour licensed nursing along with physical, occupational, and speech therapy, for both short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay and long-term care.
Facility at a glance
Type: Skilled nursing & rehabilitation
Address: 266 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 253-6712
State license: NH0107
Licensed nursing beds: 58
Payment: Verify Medicare/Medicaid participation directly
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About this facility
Brooks-Howell Home is a nonprofit, charitable continuing care retirement community on a ten-acre campus near downtown Asheville, on Merrimon Avenue, with nature trails and gardens. It was founded in the 1950s by the United Methodist Women to house retired deaconesses and missionaries, and it has since grown into a community that welcomes all seniors. Its faith-rooted, service-minded character still shapes the place.
For care, Brooks-Howell offers independent living along with long-term and short-term skilled nursing and respite stays. That range means a resident can live independently and still have skilled care available on the same campus if health needs change. As a nonprofit continuing care community, it is regulated as a CCRC by the state.
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Where it is
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brooks-Howell only for United Methodists?
No. It began serving Methodist deaconesses and missionaries but now welcomes all seniors, with long-term care open to anyone.
What care levels are available?
Independent living plus long-term and short-term skilled nursing, and respite stays, on one campus.
Is it a nonprofit?
Yes. It is a nonprofit, charitable continuing care retirement community supported by the United Methodist Women.