The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Abernethy Laurels
Registered name: Abernathy Laurels
Newton, NC · Medicare-certified · 174 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Abernethy Laurels in Newton, NC has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 4-star quality measures. It reports no fines in the last 24 months, and its nurse staffing is 4.36 hours per resident per day, slightly above the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3617 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 5, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3617.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.82
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.66
- Nurse aides
- 2.88
- Weekend nursing
- 3.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 21%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.2%18.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.8%8.6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.2%1.6%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.7%1.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
11%9.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
29.2%25%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
30.5%34.7%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30.1%27.4%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.4%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
26.4%31%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.7%0.7%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—99.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—98%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.2%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of EVERYAGE SENIOR LIVING · 4 homes · 4.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 157.5 residents on an average day (91% of 174 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.