Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr Sn
1370 West D Street, North Wilkesboro, NC · (336) 651-8100
- Certified beds
- 10
- Residents per day
- 7
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- Atrium Health
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 9, 1991
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How this home got 4 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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Carolina homes
Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr Sn carries 21 inspection points. That is fewer than 58% 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
15 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Infection Control3E
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- E
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Rights2D
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- 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.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Administration1D
- D
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Inspection history
2026-07-16
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (1 deficiency)
2025-04-23
11 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (3 deficiencies)
2024-04-10
3 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 7 h 54 min of nursing staff time a day, 4 h 1 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
7 h 54 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 17% 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 short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.9 pts better | 94.4% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5 pts worse | 17.7% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine17.5 pts better | 98.6% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission5.2 pts worse | 27.4% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 40% | 1 facilities |
| Wake Forest University | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 40% | 1 facilities |
| Atrium Health Inc | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 20% | 4 facilities |
| Advocate Health Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Advocate Health Inc | Trustee Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Atrium Health Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Atrium Health Inc | Trustee Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Brown, Chad | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, Chad | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Edwards, Matthew | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Edwards, Matthew | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Folger, Jena | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Folger, Jena | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Richardson, Kara | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Richardson, Kara | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Waid, Michael | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Waid, Michael | Trustee Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center | Trustee Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1E
- E
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Construction1D
- D
Install noncombustible or limited-combustible interior walls.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
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