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Salemtowne
1550 Babcock Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 · Forsyth County · (336) 767-8130
100 certified beds, about 92 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1996
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345479 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 19, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 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 5.72 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.36 of those hours.
38.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).
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 4 health citations on file.
March 26, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, and staff, Hospice Nurse, and Nurse Practitioner interviews, the facility failed to prevent a significant medication error when Medication Aide #1 (MA #1) administered Resident #1 Morphine 50 milligrams (mg) instead of the ordered 5 mg (Morphine is an opioid pain medication used in hospice care to relieve moderate-to-severe pain, anxiety, and severe breathlessness at the end of life). This deficient practice affected 1 of 3 residents reviewed for significant medication errors.
December 19, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, staff interviews, and manufacturer's recommendations, the facility failed to remove an expired insulin lispro kwikpen (an insulin pen) and failed to label the insulin lispro kwikpen with resident information for 1 of 5 medication carts reviewed for medication storage (Mill Place medication cart).
May 20, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews with staff and family member, the facility failed to follow their infection control policy regarding Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile) [bacteria that can cause diarrhea and inflammation in the colon, can cause serious complications, and is highly contagious] for hand hygiene after resident care. Two nursing assistants used alcohol-based hand sanitizer and had not washed their hands with soap and water after caring for a resident with C. difficile. The deficient practice affected 3 of 5 staff members (Nursing Assistant (NA) #1, NA #2, and Medication Aide #1) interviewed for hand hygiene specific to C. difficile management (Resident #1).
September 12, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and dietary staff interviews, the facility failed to maintain sanitary conditions in the central kitchen and in 1 of 4 satellite kitchens (Garden/Mill kitchen) by not ensuring staff covered their facial hair during food preparations, by not ensuring pots and pans were stacked clean on the storage rack, and by not ensuring pots, pans, and utensils were sanitized with a chemical sanitizing solution. These practices had the potential to affect food served to residents.
April 20, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fire safety inspections
4 fire safety citations on file: 1 on September 12, 2024, 3 on April 20, 2023.
Every fire safety citation4 citations
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
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) | 5.72 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 5.45 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.87 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.49 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 38.5% | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 66.7% | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.49 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 5.83 on weekdays and 5.45 on weekends, 7% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 14.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.53 in April to June 2025 to 5.72 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 | 5.72 | 0.36 | 5.83 | 5.45 | 14.5% | 0 of 90 | 92 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 5.70 | 0.38 | 5.78 | 5.49 | 16.4% | 0 of 92 | 93 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 5.74 | 0.43 | 5.79 | 5.61 | 13.2% | 0 of 92 | 93 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.53 | 0.53 | 5.60 | 5.34 | 9.7% | 0 of 91 | 89 |
| 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 | 24.5 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 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 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 33.1 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 18.9 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: MORAVIAN HOME INCORPORATED.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Home Incorporated | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 11/19/2009 |
| Harrison, Paul | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/20/2024 | |
| Stathers, Kristin | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/22/2024 | |
| Grice, Molly | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/18/2025 | |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 08/30/2022 | |
| Functional Pathways of Tennessee LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 02/01/2021 | |
| Guardian Pharmacy of Eastern Nc, LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2017 | |
| Moravian Home Incorporated | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/07/2017 | |
| Clark, Sydney | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2022 | |
| Grice, Molly | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 04/18/2025 |
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.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on March 26, 2026: "Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 20, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on September 12, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
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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 Salemtowne's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Salemtowne 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Salemtowne get at its last inspection?
- 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on December 19, 2025. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
- Has Salemtowne been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Salemtowne 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 Salemtowne?
- CMS lists 10 owners and managers. Legal business name: MORAVIAN HOME INCORPORATED.
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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