Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Autumn Care of Saluda
501 Esseola Circle, Saluda, NC · (828) 749-2261
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents per day
- 90
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- March 1, 1991
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in North Carolina.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Carolina homes
Autumn Care of Saluda carries 56 inspection points. That is fewer than 28% of North Carolina's 415 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in North Carolina: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–4 pts
- 4★ 4–15 pts
- 3★ 15–35 pts
- 2★ 35–73.5 pts
- 1★ over 73.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in North Carolina by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
18 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (5)
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J
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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J
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
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.
Everything else, by area of care
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2E
- E
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Administration1F
- F
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Pharmacy Service1D
- 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.
Inspection history
2026-04-23
3 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2025-02-14
2 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2023-11-01
13 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 18 min of nursing staff time a day, 34 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 18 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 65% of nursing staff and 47% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$16,801 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-16 | Fine | $16,801 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.6 pts better | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.7 pts better | 99.1% | 92.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.3 pts better | 100.0% | 94.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.6 pts better | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms3.5 pts worse | 10.3% | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.5 pts better | 5.6% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.1 pts better | 19.0% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.1 pts worse | 15.0% | 13.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.2 pts worse | 20.8% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased3.3 pts worse | 18.3% | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.7 pts worse | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.8 pts better | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.6 pts worse | 21.5% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.7 pts worse | 6.1% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine14.1 pts worse | 67.4% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.3 pts better | 10.4% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.9 pts better | 82.0% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.3 pts better | 13.9% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
14 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shg Autumn, LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 22 facilities |
| Cibc Bank Usa | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 208 facilities |
| Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 110 facilities |
| Nicoluzakis, Gregory | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Nicoluzakis, Gregory | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Parsons, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Parsons, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Saber Governance LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 120 facilities |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Walker & Associates Pc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 47 facilities |
| Weisberg, William | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 123 facilities |
| Weisberg, William | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 123 facilities |
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Fire safety
12 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- 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.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress3D
- D
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
Meet other general requirements.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Services2D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
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