The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited March 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 607 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: L
Nursing home report
Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers
Kannapolis, NC · Medicare-certified · 50 beds
In good standing
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Centers in Kannapolis has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and staffing scores and a 3-star quality measures rating. It reports 5.23 nursing hours per resident day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2264 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 28, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2264.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 3.72
- Weekend nursing
- 4.18
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 29%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.7%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.5%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
11.5%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
5.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
26%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.1%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
5.3%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
34.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
27.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
86.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.2%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The home failed to educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to eligible people, and properly record vaccination status. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 887 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Occupancy
- 45.4 residents on an average day (91% of 50 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 35 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.