Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Trinity Ridge
2140 Medical Park Drive, Hickory, NC · (828) 322-6995
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 113
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Lutheran Services Carolinas
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 10, 1973
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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
★★★★★−1 star
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
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Carolina homes
Trinity Ridge carries 7 inspection points. That is fewer than 84% 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
5 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
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Inspection history
2026-06-18
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2025-03-27
3 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2023-11-29
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 51 min of nursing staff time a day, 50 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 51 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 41% of nursing staff and 20% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.9 pts better | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.9 pts worse | 85.5% | 92.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.4 pts worse | 91.3% | 94.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.2 pts better | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms4.5 pts better | 2.3% | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight5.2 pts worse | 12.3% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.2 pts worse | 24.3% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication1.3 pts worse | 15.2% | 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 worsened19.9 pts worse | 36.5% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased18.2 pts worse | 33.2% | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder2.6 pts worse | 3.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection4 pts worse | 6.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence8.2 pts worse | 28.1% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.2 pts better | 3.2% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.6 pts better | 88.1% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.9 pts better | 11.8% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medicationAbout the same | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.1 pts better | 81.2% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.3 pts worse | 30.5% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corder, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Corder, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Goins, Ted | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Goins, Ted | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Goins, Ted | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Herman, Richard | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Herman, Richard | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Huffman, Hannah | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Huffman, Hannah | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lsa Management, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Lsa Management, Inc. | Trustee Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Lsa Management, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Lutheran Home Hickory West Property, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lutheran Home Hickory West Property, Inc. | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Lutheran Services For The Aging, Inc. | Trustee Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Maddry, Karen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Nelson, Douglas | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Nelson, Douglas | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 10 facilities |
| Nickerson, Kirby | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Nickerson, Kirby | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Nickerson, Kirby | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Smith, Kesha | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Smith, Kesha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Smith, Kesha | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
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Fire safety
6 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3D
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Smoke2D
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Construction1D
- D
Use approved construction type or materials.
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