Rutherfordton, NC

Oak Grove Healthcare

4-star overall rating with 5-star inspections with 1 recent health deficiencies with 2 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

518 Old US 221 Highway, Rutherfordton, NC

(828) 287-7655

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Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

5 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

1 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

60

Certified beds

Average residents

53

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Avardis Health

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1994-09-08

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

14 facilities

Chain averages 2 overall / 2 health / 2 staffing / 3 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

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.32

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.59 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.83

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.87 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.79

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.33 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

2.94

All reported nurse hours · state 3.78 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.15

RN + LPN hours · state 1.45 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.45

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.20

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.38 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.03

Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.35

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.18

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.26

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

78%

Annual RN turnover · state 48% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

51%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

8,952

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

25.20

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9837

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

3.56

Baseline 21.31% · Performance 19.78% · Measure score 3.56 · Achievement 3.56 · Improvement 3.07

Healthcare-associated infections

4.04

Baseline 6.22% · Performance 6.63% · Measure score 4.04 · Achievement 4.04 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

2.47

Baseline 48.89% · Performance 53.57% · Measure score 2.47 · Achievement 2.47 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

0

Baseline 3.1 hours · Performance 3.08 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 10.43%
10.72%
0.3 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 82 · Observed rate 8.54% · Lower 95% interval 7.58%
Discharge to community 62.35%
50.57%
11.8 pts better
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 78 · Observed rate 62.82% · Lower 95% interval 52.81%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 1.05
1.02
About the same
Drug regimen review with follow-up 100%
95.27%
4.7 pts better
Numerator 44 · Denominator 44
Falls with major injury 2.27%
0.77%
1.5 pts worse
Numerator 1 · Denominator 44
Discharge self-care score 48.28%
53.69%
5.4 pts worse
Numerator 14 · Denominator 29
Discharge mobility score 20.69%
50.94%
30.2 pts worse
Numerator 6 · Denominator 29
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 6.82%
2.29%
4.5 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 44 · Adjusted rate 6.09%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.63%
7.12%
0.5 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 47 · Observed rate 4.26% · Lower 95% interval 3.88%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 0%
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
Numerator 0 · Denominator 64
Staff flu vaccination coverage 4.76%
42%
37.2 pts worse
Numerator 4 · Denominator 84
Discharge function score 37.93%
56.45%
18.5 pts worse
Numerator 11 · Denominator 29
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 13 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient 100%
96.28%
3.7 pts better
Numerator 23 · Denominator 23
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 12.5%
25.2%
12.7 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 24

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.1
1.8
0.7 pts better
1.9
0.8 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.1 · Observed 0.8 · Expected 1.5 · 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 1.7 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.8%
91.5%
6.3 pts better
93.4%
4.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 97.8% · Q2 95.7% · Q3 97.9% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 97.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
94.1%
5.9 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.7%
3.6%
4.1 pts worse
3.3%
4.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.9% · Q2 8.7% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 6.7% · 4Q avg 7.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
4.8%
4.8 pts better
11.4%
11.4 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 who lose too much weight 7.5%
7.2%
0.3 pts worse
5.4%
2.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 10.0% · Q2 10.3% · Q3 5.1% · Q4 4.8% · 4Q avg 7.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 14.8%
21.6%
6.8 pts better
19.6%
4.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.5% · Q2 15.4% · Q3 15.0% · Q4 16.3% · 4Q avg 14.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 12.2%
15.0%
2.8 pts better
16.7%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.4% · Q2 14.7% · Q3 13.9% · Q4 10.8% · 4Q avg 12.2% · 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 21.4%
21.5%
0.1 pts better
16.3%
5.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 21.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 11.9%
16.8%
4.9 pts better
14.9%
3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 8.1% · Q2 8.3% · Q3 16.2% · Q4 14.6% · 4Q avg 11.9% · 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 3.8%
2.6%
1.2 pts worse
1.7%
2.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 8.7% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 4.5% · 4Q avg 3.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 20.2%
21.2%
1 pts better
19.8%
0.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.3% · Q2 18.1% · Q3 19.2% · Q4 17.4% · 4Q avg 20.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.8%
6.0%
3.2 pts better
5.1%
2.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 2.7% · Q3 2.6% · Q4 1.7% · 4Q avg 2.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 89.9%
79.9%
10 pts better
81.7%
8.2 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 88.0% · Q2 88.6% · Q3 89.6% · Q4 93.8% · 4Q avg 89.9%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 19.6%
13.2%
6.4 pts worse
12.0%
7.6 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 19.6% · Observed 17.9% · Expected 10.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.2%
1.5%
0.3 pts better
1.6%
0.4 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.2% · Q4 2.5% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 84.7%
78.1%
6.6 pts better
79.7%
5 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 84.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 20.9%
22.9%
2 pts better
23.9%
3 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 20.9% · Observed 17.9% · Expected 20.5% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-12-03 · Fire 2024-09-06

1 health deficiencies

Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (1 deficiency)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Gas and Vacuum and Electrical Systems (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-09-06 · Fire 2022-07-13

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)

4 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-07-13 · Fire 2020-12-21

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-06

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-11-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-06

K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2024-11-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-13

K352 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-10-17

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-13

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-10-17

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-13

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2022-10-17

C · Minimal harm 2022-07-13

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

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 2022-10-17

Inspection history

Recent health citations

C · Minimal harm 2025-12-03

F732 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2025-12-04

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-06

F602 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Corrected 2024-07-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-09-06

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-10-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-13

F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

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 2022-08-09

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-13

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2022-08-09

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Rutherfordton Parentco LLC

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Fc Encore Rutherfordton LLC

5% Or Greater Security Interest · Organization

0% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Franklin, Christina

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Hainsworth, Jeffrey

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 2 facilities 2025-05-01
Hoback, Tiffany

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 32 facilities 2025-05-01
Jones, Tequilla

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 33 facilities 2025-05-01
Kennedy, Sherry

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Ncop Holdco LLC

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Nu C Ii Irrevocable Trust

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 12 facilities 2025-05-01
Nu C Irrevocable Trust

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 12 facilities 2025-05-01
Ouh Holdco LLC

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 1 facilities 2025-05-01
Semones, Brandi

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 13 facilities 2025-05-01
Snf Care Centers LLC

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 12 facilities 2025-05-01
Snf Mgr LLC

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 31 facilities 2025-05-01
Zenith Holdco Ii LLC

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 12 facilities 2025-05-01
Zenith Holdco LLC

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

0% 12 facilities 2025-05-01

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