Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center
1410 East Gaston Street, Lincolnton, NC · (704) 732-1138
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 98
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 11, 1976
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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
Lincolnton Rehabilitation 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
21 health citations on record since 2024. 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 (6)
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G
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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G
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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G
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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G
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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G
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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G
Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Rights5D
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 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 voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Quality of Life and Care3E
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Administration2D
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Nutrition and Dietary1E
- E
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2026-08-27
2 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (1 deficiency)
2025-07-02
4 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
2024-04-13
15 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (8 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 47 min of nursing staff time a day, 50 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 47 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 51% of nursing staff and 25% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
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
$71,117 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-15 | Fine | $71,117 |
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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 days1 pts better | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.3 pts better | 99.7% | 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 injury1.3 pts better | 2.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.3 pts worse | 8.1% | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.3 pts better | 6.8% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.7 pts better | 20.4% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.2 pts better | 8.7% | 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 worsened7.3 pts better | 9.3% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.9 pts better | 10.1% | 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 infection1.5 pts better | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence6.9 pts better | 13.0% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.2 pts better | 1.2% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine8.1 pts better | 89.6% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit4.1 pts better | 8.6% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.7 pts better | 0.7% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine16 pts better | 97.1% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.5 pts better | 18.7% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chery, Dawn | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Chery, Dawn | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Cookhorne, Michelle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cookhorne, Michelle | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cronquist 2015 Family Tr | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 36 facilities |
| Cronquist, Royce | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Cronquist, Royce | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Forvis Mazars Llp | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 295 facilities |
| Ghannam, Waseem | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Ghannam, Waseem | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Hsp Carolina LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 5 facilities |
| John J Notermann Business Tr | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Kaar, Susan | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Kaar, Susan | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 38 facilities |
| Kelly, Michelle | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Kelly, Michelle | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Mangine, John | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Mangine, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Mangine, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Melton, Donald | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Melton, Donald | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Notermann, Brenda | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Notermann, William | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Peck, Robert | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Peck, Robert | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Sovereign Carolina Disbursements LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 5 facilities |
| Sovereign Carolina Holdings LLC | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 10 facilities |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3D
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
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Other homes nearby
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The Greens at Lincolnton
Lincolnton, NC · Cch Healthcare
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 47 min
- Fines
- $32,387
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Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Lincolnton, NC · Avardis Health
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 18 min
- Fines
- $0
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Peak Resources-Cherryville
Cherryville, NC · Peak Resources, Inc.
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- E
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 45 min
- Fines
- $0