The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Poplar Heights Care and Rehabilitation
Registered name: Bladen East Health and Rehab
Elizabethtown, NC · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
Data as of September 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
Poplar Heights Care and Rehabilitation has a 2-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and staffing but 1 star for quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1 federal benchmark, and the facility has $13,381 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.608 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 18, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $13,381recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.608.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.99
- Nurse aides
- 2.10
- Weekend nursing
- 3.26
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Registered nurse turnover: 0%
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
13.3%15.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.3%3.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
9.1%3.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
6.5%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
1.9%8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
21.3%29.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—24.2%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
11.1%14.8%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
2%2.2%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.8%9.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.4%6.9%Worsening
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
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—77.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
80.8%59.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited June 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $5,230 was recorded.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $4,979 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,151 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $13,381 in total fines.
- $5,230
Federal fine
Mar 6, 2025
- $8,151
Federal fine
Sep 18, 2024
Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Jun 1, 2017
Now operated by Bladen East Health and Rehab LLC, previously Sunbridge Retirement Care Associates, LLC.
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 62.4 residents on an average day (69% of 90 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 38 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.