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Southwood Nursing and Retirement

180 Southwood Drive, Clinton, NC 28328 · Sampson County · (910) 592-8165

100 certified beds, about 88 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1995

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
1 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345472 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).

Of 6 health citations since January 2024, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.

CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the last three years; the largest was $4,256, and the latest is dated July 1, 2024.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.34 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.19 of those hours.

63.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (North Carolina average 49.0%).

CMS links it to Liberty Senior Living, an affiliated group of 37 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.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

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 6 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
2G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
4D
0E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 9, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
January 24, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 3 citations
  1. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 11, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, Resident interview and staff interviews, the facility failed to obtain the blood sugar (BS) level and administer a Residents' insulin medication as ordered by the physician to treat hyperglycemia (a side effect of too much glucose (sugar) in the blood). This affected 1 of 5 residents reviewed for medication administration (Resident #25).
  2. D
    Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
    F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 11, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and resident, staff and Nurse Practitioner interviews, the facility failed to administer oxygen at the physician prescribed rate for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for respiratory care (Resident #38).
  3. D
    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
    F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 11, 2025
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to have a complete and accurate electronic medical record (EMR) for a Resident with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This affected 1 of 5 residents reviewed for medical record accuracy (Resident #25).
July 1, 2024Complaint inspection · 2 citations
  1. G
    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
    F689 · Quality of Life and Care · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Past noncompliance: already fixed when inspectors found it
    Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews, Physician, staff and Resident interviews, the facility failed to provide a safe transfer when Nurse Aide (NA) #7 failed to utilize a mechanical lift when transferring Resident #2. She was transferred to hospital and diagnosed with a fractured femur. Resident #2 expressed the knee felt like it had been bashed and it was painful. This was for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for falls (Resident #2).
  2. G
    Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
    F726 · Nursing and Physician Services · Actual harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) July 2, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on Physician, staff, resident interviews and record review the facility failed to ensure 1 of 4 agency Nurse Aides (NAs) interviewed were oriented on the first day of assignment to the facility kiosk system, [NAME] and residents' transfer method. NA #7 did not use a mechanical lift with assistance to transfer Resident #2 to her recliner. Resident #2 was transferred to the hospital and diagnosed with a fractured femur. This was for 1 of 3 residents reviewed for falls (Resident #2).
January 4, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 1 citation
  1. D
    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
    F677 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 10, 2024
    Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff, and resident interviews the facility failed to provide a dependent resident with nail care and facial shaving for 1 of 3 residents (Resident #9) reviewed for Activities of Daily Living (ADL) care.

Fire safety inspections

16 fire safety citations on file: 3 on April 9, 2026, 1 on January 24, 2025, 12 on January 4, 2024.

Every fire safety citation16 citations
  1. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · April 9, 2026 · deficient, provider has
  2. D
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · April 9, 2026 · deficient, provider has
  3. D
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · April 9, 2026 · deficient, provider has
  4. D
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · January 24, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. F
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. F
    Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    K 363 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. F
    Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
    K 521 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. F
    Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    K 918 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. E
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  10. D
    Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
    K 211 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  11. D
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  12. D
    Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
    K 341 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  13. D
    Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 352 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  14. D
    Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
    K 372 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  15. D
    Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
    K 912 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  16. D
    Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
    K 923 · January 4, 2024 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

DatePenaltyAmount or length
July 1, 2024Fine $4,256
July 1, 2024Fine $4,256

A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeNorth CarolinaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.343.853.86
Registered nurses0.190.620.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.093.423.42
Nurse aides2.28
Licensed practical nurses0.87
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)63.4%49.0%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover66.7%45.6%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.71 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 3.45 on weekdays and 3.09 on weekends, 10% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 27.5% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.40 in April to June 2025 to 3.34 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.340.193.453.09 27.5%0 of 9088
Oct to Dec 20253.140.183.222.94 25.9%0 of 9288
Jul to Sep 20253.320.213.393.14 21.9%0 of 9285
Apr to Jun 20253.400.293.543.07 35.6%0 of 9187
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
North Carolina, Jan to Mar 20263.650.533.823.258.0%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

Staff pay at this home

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.

Official wage estimates for North Carolina

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
North Carolina, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$18.49$17.28 to $21.0864,010
LPNs and LVNs$30.42$28.50 to $33.5118,010
Registered nurses$40.56$37.87 to $49.06111,120
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeNorth CarolinaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
13.015.613.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.00.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.72.31.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.03.53.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.01.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
9.218.314.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
11.55.54.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
6.014.015.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
30.422.923.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
28.112.912.0

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Southwood Nursing and Retirement's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (49.6% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

49.6% 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. 127 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

12.6% 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. 129 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

8.9% 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. 79 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

57.4% 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. 54 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% 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. 75 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

4.5% 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. 75 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

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. 3 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.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: LIBERTY HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC. CMS links this home to Liberty Senior Living, a group of 37 nursing homes averaging 2.8 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Liberty Healthcare Services of Southwood Nursing Center, LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization09/01/1998
Long Term Care Management Services LLC5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization100%03/10/2011
McNeill, JohnCorporate directorIndividual01/11/2006
Miller, RobertCorporate directorIndividual09/01/2024
Calcutt, JosephCorporate officerIndividual06/25/2025
McNeill, RonaldCorporate officerIndividual06/25/2025
Wilson, JeffreyCorporate officerIndividual06/25/2025
Wilson, RobertOperational/managerial controlIndividual06/25/2025
Wilson, JeffreyIndividual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNFIndividual12/03/2025
Ronald B. and Cynthia J. McNeill 2013 Irrevocable TrustTrustee of the SNFOrganization06/24/2025
McNeill, RobertTrustee of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
Oliver, AnnaTrustee of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
Purvis, JennyTrustee of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
Liberty Healthcare Management IncAdp of the SNFOrganization06/25/2025
Liberty Healthcare Properties of Southwood LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization06/25/2025
Liberty Long Term Care LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization12/03/2025
Liberty Real Properties, LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization06/25/2025
Long Term Care Management Services LLCAdp of the SNFOrganization06/25/2025
Baxley, TaylorAdp of the SNFIndividual12/03/2025
Calcutt, JosephAdp of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
McNeill, RonaldAdp of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
Miller, RobertAdp of the SNFIndividual06/25/2025
Wilson, RobertAdp of the SNFIndividual12/03/2025

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.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on January 24, 2025: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
  2. When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on January 24, 2025: "Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards."
  3. How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on July 1, 2024: "Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being."
  4. Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.09 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.42.

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Common questions

What is Southwood Nursing and Retirement's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Southwood Nursing and Retirement 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Southwood Nursing and Retirement get at its last inspection?
0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 9, 2026. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
Has Southwood Nursing and Retirement been fined?
Yes. CMS lists 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the last three years.
Does Southwood Nursing and Retirement 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 Southwood Nursing and Retirement?
CMS lists 23 owners and managers, and links the home to Liberty Senior Living. Legal business name: LIBERTY HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC.

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