Home / North Carolina / Granite Falls
100 Sunset Street, Granite Falls, NC 28630 · Caldwell County · (828) 396-2387
120 certified beds, about 114 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1985
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345246 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 10, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
Of 3 health citations since January 2024, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $51,188 in the last three years; the largest was $51,188, and the latest is dated May 31, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.62 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.38 of those hours.
32.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).
CMS links it to Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, an affiliated group of 18 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 3 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff, Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director interviews, the facility failed to maintain a complete and accurate medical record when identification of a new pressure injury and the completion of wound treatments were not documented in the medical record for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for accurate medical record (Resident #303).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to clean and disinfect an individually assigned glucometer per manufacturer recommendations and the facility also failed to follow their infection control policy when staff wore a torn glove during blood glucose check for 1 of 3 staff observed during blood glucose monitoring (Nurse #3).
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and resident, staff, NP and Law Enforcement Detective interviews the facility failed to protect a resident's right to be free from physical abuse when Nurse Aide (NA) #1 punched Resident #1 in the face. On 5/9/24 Resident #1 was sent to the Emergency Department (ED) for evaluation where it was noted the resident had significant bruising around the left eye and a small laceration at the corner of the left eye. A CT (computed tomography) scan of the head was completed and confirmed comminuted fractures (fracture in at least 2 places) of the left nasal bone, left maxillary sinus wall, left maxilla (the bone that forms the upper jaw) and left orbital rim (broken bone in the outer edge of the eye socket). Resident #1 returned to the facility on 5/10/24. [...]
15 fire safety citations on file: 4 on June 10, 2026, 4 on May 21, 2025, 7 on January 18, 2024.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Fine | $51,188 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.62 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.30 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.66 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 32.5% | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 31.3% | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 3.78 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.76 on weekdays and 3.30 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.55 in April to June 2025 to 3.62 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.62 | 0.38 | 3.76 | 3.30 | 0.1% | 0 of 90 | 114 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.63 | 0.42 | 3.86 | 3.06 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 115 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.15 | 0.38 | 3.31 | 2.74 | 0.1% | 0 of 92 | 115 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.55 | 0.38 | 3.78 | 2.96 | 0.1% | 0 of 91 | 109 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| North Carolina, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.65 | 0.53 | 3.82 | 3.25 | 8.0% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.49 | $17.28 to $21.08 | 64,010 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $30.42 | $28.50 to $33.51 | 18,010 |
| Registered nurses | $40.56 | $37.87 to $49.06 | 111,120 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.2 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 25.7 | 22.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (50.3% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
50.3% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · North Carolina: 93 better, 25 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 217 eligible stays.
11.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · North Carolina: 1 better, 4 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 207 eligible stays.
8.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · North Carolina: 1 better, 3 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 124 eligible stays.
62.0% this home
Median of homes: North Carolina54.0% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 79 residents counted.
2.8% this home
Median of homes: North Carolina0.6% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 107 residents counted.
2.1% this home
Median of homes: North Carolina2.5% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 107 residents counted.
100.0% this home
Median of homes: North Carolina97.5% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 38 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: GRANITE FALLS HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC. CMS links this home to Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, a group of 18 nursing homes averaging 4.3 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardent Health and Rehabilitation Co | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 06/01/2015 |
| Sprenger, Christopher | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 06/01/2015 | |
| Nelson, John | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Tanner, Hunter | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 07/07/2025 | |
| Sprenger, Christopher | Corporate officer | Individual | 06/01/2015 | |
| Sanstone Management Company, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 01/01/2021 | |
| Nelson, John | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Reid, Jill | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/22/2021 | |
| Tanner, Hunter | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/07/2025 | |
| Sanstone Management Company, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/12/2025 | |
| Nelson, John | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2025 | |
| Reid, Jill | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/22/2021 | |
| Sprenger, Christopher | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/30/2020 | |
| Tanner, Hunter | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/07/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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