Home / North Carolina / Laurinburg
Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
620 Johns Road, Laurinburg, NC 28352 · Scotland County · (910) 361-4000
149 certified beds, about 116 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1991
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345383 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 18, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 5 health citations since August 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 3.87 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.29 of those hours.
28.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).
CMS links it to Century Care Management, an affiliated group of 7 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 5 health citations on file.
December 18, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and staff interviews, the facility failed to discard expired food and milk available for use and to label opened food items with the date opened and expiration date in 1 of 1 walk-in refrigerator in the kitchen. These practices had the potential to affect the food served to 73 of 77 residents.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and staff interviews the facility failed to; 1) implement the infection control policy and procedures for Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) when providing direct care activities to a resident (Resident #10) with a gastrostomy tube (a feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach and used to provide essential nutrition); 2) and failed to properly dispose of soiled linens that were observed being put on the floor and failed to remove contaminated gloves and perform hand hygiene prior to transferring and touching a resident (Resident #51) and his belongings. This occurred for 3 of 4 staff members who were observed for infection control practices (Nurse #1, Nurse Aide #1 and Nurse Aide #2).
October 24, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- E Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff, the Medical Director, and the Consultant Pharmacist interviews the facility failed to hold two antihypertensive medications (Amlodipine Besylate and Carvedilol) that included parameters to hold the medication if the systolic blood pressure was less than 120 mm/hg ( millimeters of mercury). This resulted in a resident receiving 5 additional doses of Amlodipine Besylate 5 milligram (mg) tablets and 4 additional doses of Carvedilol 6.25 milligram tablets. There was no outcome from receiving the medications. This occurred for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #99) reviewed for medication administration.
August 10, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to code Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments accurately for 4 of 22 residents whose MDS assessments were reviewed (Resident #59, Resident #19, Resident #5, and Resident #108).
- E 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 record review, observations, and staff interviews the facility failed to store medications securely when 1. a cognitively impaired resident's (Resident #65) medications were observed on her bedside table, and 2. controlled substances were not stored in a permanently affixed compartment of the refrigerator in the only refrigerator used to store controlled medications (100, 200, 300 Hall medication storage room).
Fire safety inspections
9 fire safety citations on file: 4 on December 18, 2025, 5 on October 24, 2024.
Every fire safety citation9 citations
- E Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
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) | 3.87 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.23 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.48 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 28.8% | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 25.0% | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.93 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 4.13 on weekdays and 3.23 on weekends, 22% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 3.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.65 in April to June 2025 to 3.87 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 | 3.87 | 0.29 | 4.13 | 3.23 | 3.3% | 0 of 90 | 116 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.77 | 0.26 | 4.02 | 3.14 | 2.8% | 0 of 92 | 119 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.60 | 0.26 | 3.82 | 3.05 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 122 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.65 | 0.24 | 3.86 | 3.12 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 120 |
| 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 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 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 | 21.2 | 18.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: CENTURY CARE OF LAURINBURG, INC. CMS links this home to Century Care Management, a group of 7 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Care Management, Inc. | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 07/03/1991 | |
| Noah K Duncan Mrtl Tr | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 66% | 04/30/2013 |
| Duncan, Gail | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 17% | 01/14/2015 |
| Boyette, Barbara | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 04/13/2009 | |
| Dickerson, Margaret | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 10/09/2012 | |
| Boyette, Barbara | Corporate director | Individual | 04/13/2009 | |
| Boyette, Barbara | Corporate officer | Individual | 08/16/2005 | |
| Gilliam, Robert | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/2021 | |
| Schmidlin, James | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/2021 | |
| Century Care Management, Inc. | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 10/01/2000 |
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 October 24, 2024: "Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs."
- 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 December 18, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- 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 December 18, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 10, 2023: "Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.23 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.42.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Scotia Village - SNF Laurinburg, 2.1 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- Bennettsville Health and Rehabilitation Center Bennettsville, 12.3 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 18 citations
- Richmond Pines Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente Hamlet, 15.9 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Pembroke Center Pembroke, 16.9 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 38 citations
- Pruitthealth-Rockingham Rockingham, 20 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 21 citations
- Autumn Care of Raeford Raeford, 20.9 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- Pruitthealth- Dillon Dillon, 23.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 13 citations
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 Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 18, 2025. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
- Has Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing 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 Scottish Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center?
- CMS lists 10 owners and managers, and links the home to Century Care Management. Legal business name: CENTURY CARE OF LAURINBURG, 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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