Home / North Carolina / Lincolnton
1410 East Gaston Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · Lincoln County · (704) 732-1138
120 certified beds, about 98 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1976
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345159 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 2, 2025, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
Of 25 health citations since November 2022, 6 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $71,117 in the last three years; the largest was $71,117, and the latest is dated February 15, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.80 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.75 of those hours.
52.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).
CMS links it to Sovereign Healthcare Holdings, an affiliated group of 43 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 25 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, review of the facility activity calendar, and resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure group activities were planned for outside of the facility to meet the needs of residents who expressed that it was important to them to attend group activities outside of the facility for 6 of 6 residents reviewed for activities (Resident #65, #64, #71, #10, #25, #105). The residents expressed not being able to leave the facility since admission made them feel sad, mad or depressed and they missed going shopping and participating in activities they enjoyed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, and interviews with residents and staff, the facility failed to ensure dependent residents could access the light switch located behind the bed for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for accommodation of needs (Resident #32 and Resident #39).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and resident and staff interviews the facility failed to provide a resident with the opportunity to participate in the review and revision of his care plan for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for care plans (Resident #80).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff and Nurse Practitioner interviews, the facility failed to provide resident care in a safe manner for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and resident and staff interviews the facility failed to treat a resident in a dignified manner by not providing incontinent care when requested for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for dignity (Resident #80). Resident #80 stated it made her upset to sit in a soiled brief and made her feel like a third-class citizen and she paid her bill like everyone else.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and resident, Resident Representative,staff, Infusion Center staff, Nurse Practitioner, and Medical Director interviews the facility failed to provide a safe and orderly discharge for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1). On 8/28/23 Resident #1 had a scheduled medical appointment and prior to the appointment the resident's belongings were packed by staff and were sent with him to the appointment. Resident #1 was not provided with discharge paperwork or discharge instructions and did not understand what was happening. The discharge location was not verified, home health services were not ordered at the time of discharge, and the resident was not followed up with to ensure his needs were met. This resulted in Resident #1 feeling like he was being thrown out, abandoned, and was mad.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and resident, Resident Representative,staff, Infusion Center staff, Nurse Practitioner, and Medical Director interviews the facility failed to permit a resident to return to the facility from therapeutic leave for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1). On 8/28/23 Resident #1 had a scheduled medical appointment and prior to the appointment the resident's belongings were packed by staff and were sent with him to the appointment. Resident #1 was not allowed to return to the facility following the appointment. This resulted in Resident #1 feeling like he was being thrown out, abandoned, and was mad.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and resident and staff interview the facility failed to provide incontinence care when requested for 2 of 3 residents reviewed for activities of daily living care (Resident #53 and Resident #80). Resident #53 was noted to have a new open area to the right buttocks when incontinence care was provided, and Resident #53 reported the area was sore.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident, Infusion Center Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Medical Director, and staff interviews the facility failed to notify the physician of a facility-initiated discharge for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for notification. On 8/28/23 Resident #1 had a scheduled medical appointment and prior to the appointment the resident's belongings were packed by staff and were sent with him to the appointment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews the facility failed to ensure a Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) was completed for resident with mental health diagnosis upon admission and residents with new mental health diagnoses for 2 of 3 residents (Resident #67 and #90) reviewed for PASRR.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews and resident and staff interviews, the facility's Quality Assessment and Assurance (QAA) Committee failed to maintain implemented procedures and monitor interventions previously put in place in the areas of dignity and respect (F550) and notification of change (F580). Additionally, the facility's QAA Committee failed to identify deficient practice for a discharge that occurred on 8/28/23 and implement corrective action to ensure compliance was sustained in the area of safe and orderly discharge (F624). These 3 deficiencies were cited on the complaint investigation survey of 2/15/24 and subsequently recited on the current recertification and complaint investigation survey of 4/13/24. The facility's continued failure during two surveys of record showed a pattern of the facility's inability to sustain an effective QAA program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, staff and resident interview the facility failed to treat a resident (Resident #6) in a dignified manner when Nurse Aide (NA) #2 was rough and pushing on her during a transfer. This made Resident #6 feel unsafe during the transfer and she stated this was a dignity issue. Additionally, the facility failed to assist a resident at eye level during a meal (Resident #3) for 2 of 4 residents reviewed for dignity.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, family member, home health agency, physician and staff interviews, the facility failed to meet the resident's care needs upon discharge by not communicating the physician ordered wound care treatments and ensuring the needed medical equipment was delivered for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #1) reviewed for a safe and orderly discharge.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review staff, and Physician interviews the facility failed to notify the Physician of a resident's wound upon admission and failed to notify the Physician when the resident's wound had started to deteriorate for 1 of 1 resident reviewed for notification (Resident #1).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, resident and staff interviews the facility failed to communicate, investigate and resolve a grievance for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #6) reviewed for grievances.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff, Physician, and family interviews the facility neglected to obtain wound care orders on admission, complete and document thorough weekly skin and wound assessments that included measurements and descriptions, the occurrence of a new sacral wound and notify the Physician of the resident's refusal to attend oncology appointments and deterioration of the wounds. Additionally, the facility neglected to involve the family with discharge planning to determine if they were able to provide wound care when the resident was discharged home. This occurred for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #1) reviewed for neglect.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff, and Physician interviews, the facility failed to assess skin impairments for 1 of 2 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for pressure ulcers.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations, and staff interviews the facility's Quality Assessment and Assurance Committee failed to maintain implemented procedures and monitor interventions that the committee had previously put in place following the recertification and complaint surveys of 3-11-21 and 11-10-22. This was for a deficiency in Infection Control (F880). The continued failure during three federal surveys of record showed a pattern of the facility's inability to sustain an effective Quality Assurance Program.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and staff interviews the facility failed to implement their infection control policy when the wound care nurse did not perform hand hygiene or don a new pair of gloves after cleaning a wound that was draining and before applying a clean dressing. This occurred for 1 of 3 resident (Resident #9) for pressure ulcer treatment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, resident, and staff interview, the facility failed to assess (Resident #251) to determine if self-administration of medication was clinically appropriate when medication was observed to be handed to the resident (Resident #251) and medications left at the resident's bed side table (Resident #31) for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for self-administration.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record reviews, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to honor preferences to get out of bed and into their chair for 2 of 3 residents (Resident #5 and Resident #74) reviewed for choices.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse to local law enforcement for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for staff to resident abuse (Resident # 29).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, family interview, staff interview and Nurse Practitioner interview the facility failed to prevent a medication error for 2 of 3 Residents reviewed for medication errors (Resident # 195 and Resident #40). Resident#195 a non-diabetic was administered 35 units of insulin glargine (a long-acting insulin) in error by Nurse #7. Resident #40 a diabetic, was administered the incorrect dosage of 55 units of Levemir (a long-acting insulin) in addition to her prescribed evening insulin in error by Nurse #5.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and staff interviews the facility's Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committee failed to maintain implemented procedures and monitor the interventions that the committee put into place following the recertification and complaint investigation survey of 3/11/21. This was for one deficiency that was originally cited in March 2021 in the area of infection prevention and control and was subsequently recited on the current recertification survey of 11/10/22. The continued failure of the facility during two federal surveys of record shows a pattern of the facility's inability to sustain an effective Quality Assurance Program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to perform hand hygiene after removing a dirty dressing with drainage on it and before cleansing the wound with normal saline soaked gauze for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #22) reviewed for wound care.
5 fire safety citations on file: 4 on April 13, 2024, 1 on November 10, 2022.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2024 | Fine | $71,117 |
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) | 3.80 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.31 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 52.2% | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 42.9% | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 4.28 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 3.95 on weekdays and 3.40 on weekends, 14% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.64 in April to June 2025 to 3.80 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 | 3.80 | 0.75 | 3.95 | 3.40 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 98 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.72 | 0.69 | 3.92 | 3.22 | 4.2% | 0 of 92 | 100 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.59 | 0.64 | 3.77 | 3.12 | 7.8% | 0 of 92 | 102 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.64 | 0.59 | 3.90 | 2.99 | 10.2% | 0 of 91 | 101 |
| 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 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.0 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 18.1 | 22.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 8.0 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (48.2% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
48.2% 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. 114 eligible stays.
9.7% 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. 126 eligible stays.
10.8% 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. 80 eligible stays.
60.5% 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. 81 residents counted.
0.8% 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. 123 residents counted.
0.0% 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. 123 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
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. 10 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: LINCOLNTON REHABILITATION CENTER LLC. CMS links this home to Sovereign Healthcare Holdings, a group of 43 nursing homes averaging 3.7 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign Carolina Holdings LLC | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 03/06/2014 | |
| Cronquist 2015 Family Tr | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 12/31/2015 | |
| John J Notermann Business Tr | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 11/12/2017 | |
| Mangine, John | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Chery, Dawn | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 06/08/2017 | |
| Kaar, Susan | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Peck, Robert | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 06/29/2026 | |
| Cronquist, Royce | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/01/2018 | |
| Kelly, Michelle | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/01/2018 | |
| Melton, Donald | Corporate officer | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 05/01/2014 | |
| Cookhorne, Michelle | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/11/2026 | |
| Ghannam, Waseem | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/01/2025 | |
| Mangine, John | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Notermann, Brenda | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 04/14/2025 | |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/01/2025 | |
| Hsp Carolina LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/29/2025 | |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/01/2014 | |
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/14/2025 | |
| Sovereign Carolina Disbursements LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 05/01/2014 | |
| Chery, Dawn | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/08/2017 | |
| Cookhorne, Michelle | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 07/11/2026 | |
| Cronquist, Royce | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/01/2018 | |
| Ghannam, Waseem | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 11/01/2025 | |
| Kaar, Susan | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Kelly, Michelle | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 02/01/2018 | |
| Mangine, John | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Melton, Donald | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 05/01/2014 | |
| Notermann, William | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/15/2023 | |
| Peck, Robert | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/29/2026 |
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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