Home / North Carolina / Pinehurst
Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center
103 Gossman Road, Pinehurst, NC 28374 · Moore County · (910) 246-1000
176 certified beds, about 73 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1968
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345044 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 31, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 7 health citations since April 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.92 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.57 of those hours.
CMS links it to Trinity Health, an affiliated group of 19 nursing homes.
Health inspections
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.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
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 7 health citations on file.
July 31, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, Nurse Practitioners and staff interviews, the facility failed to change the dressing to Resident #76's Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line. This occurred for 1 of 1 resident (Resident #76) reviewed for intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy.
- B Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to transmit a discharge Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment within the required time frame for 1 of 5 residents selected to be reviewed for submission of Resident Assessments within the required time frame (Resident #59).
July 11, 2024Standard inspection · 3 citations
- E Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to report allegations of abuse to Adult Protective Services (APS). This deficient practice was for 4 of 4 residents reviewed for abuse. (Resident # 41, Resident #324, Resident #72 and Resident #223).
- D Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to issue a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), CMS-10055 Skilled Nursing Facility Advanced Beneficiary Notice (SNF ABN) to 1 of 3 residents reviewed for SNF Beneficiary Protection Notification Review (Resident # 50).
- C Post nurse staffing information every day.
Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews, observations, and staff interviews, the facility failed to ensure the daily nurse staffing sheets were completed and posted for 1 of 30 days reviewed (07/08/24) for staffing.
April 5, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- D Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and staff interviews the facility failed to treat a resident with dignity and respect by not removing food debris from a resident's clothing and bed after meal trays were removed for 1 of 4 residents reviewed for dignity (Resident #28). The reasonable person concept was applied to this deficiency as individuals have the expectation of being treated with dignity while in their home environment.
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations and staff interviews, the facility failed to trim and clean a dependent resident's nails (Resident #35) for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Fire safety inspections
13 fire safety citations on file: 5 on July 11, 2024, 8 on April 5, 2023.
Every fire safety citation13 citations
- D Use approved construction type or materials.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- D Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
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) | 3.92 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.57 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.24 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.39 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
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 4.06 on weekdays and 3.57 on weekends, 12% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.8% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.49 in April to June 2025 to 3.92 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 | 3.92 | 0.57 | 4.06 | 3.57 | 0.8% | 2 of 90 | 73 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.07 | 0.74 | 4.23 | 3.66 | 1.6% | 0 of 92 | 72 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.46 | 0.87 | 4.64 | 4.00 | 1.0% | 0 of 92 | 66 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.49 | 0.80 | 4.70 | 3.97 | 1.8% | 0 of 91 | 70 |
| 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.
Quality measures
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 | 13.0 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 20.8 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.1 | 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 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: ST. JOSEPH OF THE PINES, INC. CMS links this home to Trinity Health, a group of 19 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Continuing Care Services | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 05/01/2013 |
| Che Trinity Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 05/01/2013 | |
| Latovick, Pamela | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 05/01/2013 | |
| Tally, Deborah | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 04/16/2012 | |
| Canfield, Brian | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Castrejon, Javier | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Crane, Mary Julie | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Geary, Mary | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Kastner, Steven | Corporate director | Individual | 05/01/2013 | |
| McNeill, Cheryl | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Ruggles, Clare | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| West, Matt | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Williams, Carla | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Buist, Timothy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/29/2019 |
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.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 31, 2025: "Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on July 11, 2024: "Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 31, 2025: "Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 11, 2024: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.
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North Carolina contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in North Carolina. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: NC Division of Health Service Regulation, Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: North Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: NC DHSR Regulated Facilities search (Statements of Deficiencies), where North Carolina publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 31, 2025. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
- Has Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Saint Joseph of the Pines Health Center?
- CMS lists 14 owners and managers, and links the home to Trinity Health. Legal business name: ST. JOSEPH OF THE PINES, INC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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