Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Emerald Health & Rehab Center
54 Red Mulberry Way, Lillington, NC · (910) 814-8030
- Certified beds
- 96
- Residents per day
- 85
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Saber Healthcare Group
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1978
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How this home got 3 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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Carolina homes
Emerald Health & Rehab Center carries 50 inspection points. That is fewer than 33% 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
20 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights4D
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary4F
- 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.
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3E
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- E
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Pharmacy Service3E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Administration1E
- E
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Inspection history
2025-07-24
5 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2024-05-28
13 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-01-06
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 30 min of nursing staff time a day, 29 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 30 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 50% of nursing staff and 60% 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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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.6 pts better | 98.0% | 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 injury2.4 pts better | 1.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms2.1 pts worse | 8.9% | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.1 pts worse | 12.2% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication7.8 pts better | 13.3% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3.2 pts better | 10.7% | 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 worsened11.3 pts better | 5.3% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased11.8 pts better | 3.2% | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.6 pts better | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.1 pts better | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence0.9 pts better | 19.0% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.5 pts better | 1.9% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.5 pts better | 87.0% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.4 pts better | 10.3% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine11.2 pts better | 92.3% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.2 pts worse | 30.4% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundle Tenant LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Bundle Tenant LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Bundle Tenant LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Citrin Cooperman Advisors LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 110 facilities |
| Davis, Tim | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Harnett Health Investors LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Joiner, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Joiner, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Nicoluzakis, Gregory | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Pieper, Joel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Saber Governance LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 120 facilities |
| Saber Governance LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 120 facilities |
| Saber Governance LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 120 facilities |
| Shg Management LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 104 facilities |
| Shg Management LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 104 facilities |
| The Huntington National Bank | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 16 facilities |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 121 facilities |
| Volpe, Benjamin | Corporate Officer · 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
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3F
- F
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Services3F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D
Enure that solid fuel-burning fireplaces are not in patient sleeping areas.
Egress2F
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2D
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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Other homes nearby
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Lillington Health and Rehabilitation Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 34 min
- Fines
- $14,945
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Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
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- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 29 min
- Fines
- $0
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The Carrolton of Dunn
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★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- J
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 42 min
- Fines
- $82,377