11 health deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Morganton, NC
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $7,901 in total fines with 11 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
107 Magnolia Drive, Morganton, NC
(828) 437-8760
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
3 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
121
Certified beds
Average residents
75
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Principle Long Term Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1981-10-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
44 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.60
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.59 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.39
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.87 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.05
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.33 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.04
All reported nurse hours · state 3.78 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
0.99
RN + LPN hours · state 1.45 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.74
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.29
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.38 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.06
Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.59
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
2.99
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.39
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
33%
Annual RN turnover · state 48% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
40%
Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
13,266
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
7.02
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9806
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
0
Baseline 20.50% · Performance 21.59% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 6.69% · Performance 8.47% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
2.81
Baseline 69.77% · Performance 54.90% · Measure score 2.81 · Achievement 2.15 · Improvement 2.81
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 3.47 hours · Performance 3.16 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 10.61% |
10.72%
0.1 pts better
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 35 · Observed rate 11.43% · Lower 95% interval 6.08% |
| Discharge to community | Not Available |
50.57%
|
Not Available · Eligible stays 16 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.22 |
1.02
0.2 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 97.3% |
95.27%
2 pts better
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 37 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.7% |
0.77%
1.9 pts worse
|
Numerator 1 · Denominator 37 |
| Discharge self-care score | 27.27% |
53.69%
26.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 22 |
| Discharge mobility score | 27.27% |
50.94%
23.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 22 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 8.11% |
2.29%
5.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 3 · Denominator 37 · Adjusted rate 6.48% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 8.47% |
7.12%
1.4 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 34 · Observed rate 14.71% · Lower 95% interval 4.25% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 8.75% |
8.2%
0.6 pts better
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 80 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 43.18% |
42%
1.2 pts better
|
Numerator 57 · Denominator 132 |
| Discharge function score | 50% |
56.45%
6.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 11 · Denominator 22 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | Not Available |
95.95%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 18 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Transfer of health information to patient | Not Available |
96.28%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | Not Available |
25.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 19 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly. |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.1 |
1.8
0.3 pts worse
|
1.9
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.1 · Observed 3.5 · Expected 3.1 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
1.8
0.2 pts worse
|
1.8
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 2.7 · Expected 2.2 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 84.0% |
91.5%
7.5 pts worse
|
93.4%
9.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 88.9% · Q2 81.7% · Q3 82.8% · Q4 83.1% · 4Q avg 84.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.9% |
94.1%
2.8 pts better
|
95.5%
1.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 96.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 3.0% |
3.6%
0.6 pts better
|
3.3%
0.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 3.3% · Q3 3.4% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 3.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 4.1% |
4.8%
0.7 pts better
|
11.4%
7.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.6% · Q2 3.6% · Q3 1.8% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 4.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 12.1% |
7.2%
4.9 pts worse
|
5.4%
6.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 12.2% · Q4 11.3% · 4Q avg 12.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 36.5% |
21.6%
14.9 pts worse
|
19.6%
16.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 40.8% · Q2 40.0% · Q3 32.0% · Q4 33.3% · 4Q avg 36.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.0% |
15.0%
2 pts better
|
16.7%
3.7 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.5% · Q2 15.8% · Q3 17.1% · Q4 8.9% · 4Q avg 13.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.0%
About the same
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 20.9% |
21.5%
0.6 pts better
|
16.3%
4.6 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 20.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 10.1% |
16.8%
6.7 pts better
|
14.9%
4.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.3% · Q2 14.0% · Q3 11.9% · Q4 7.0% · 4Q avg 10.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.0% |
0.9%
0.9 pts better
|
1.0%
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 1.3% |
2.6%
1.3 pts better
|
1.7%
0.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 1.7% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.6% · 4Q avg 1.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 17.9% |
21.2%
3.3 pts better
|
19.8%
1.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.4% · Q2 26.6% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 23.0% · 4Q avg 17.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 7.6% |
6.0%
1.6 pts worse
|
5.1%
2.5 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 13.9% · Q2 7.7% · Q3 6.3% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 7.6% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 74.3% |
79.9%
5.6 pts worse
|
81.7%
7.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 72.9% · Q2 81.0% · Q3 76.4% · Q4 68.9% · 4Q avg 74.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 17.3% |
13.2%
4.1 pts worse
|
12.0%
5.3 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 17.3% · Observed 20.0% · Expected 12.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0.0% |
1.5%
1.5 pts better
|
1.6%
1.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 79.5% |
78.1%
1.4 pts better
|
79.7%
0.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 79.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 18.2% |
22.9%
4.7 pts better
|
23.9%
5.7 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 18.2% · Observed 23.3% · Expected 30.5% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (3 deficiencies)
9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Fire Safety
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-01-10
Fire Safety
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.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-12-06
Fire Safety
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-05-11
Inspection history
Health
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
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.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-26
Health
Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-02-03
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-09-30
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2024-10-23
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-08-21
Penalties and ownership
Fine · fine $7,901
Fine
Corporate Officer · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual
Corporate Director · Individual
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
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