The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Elizabethtown Healthcare & Rehab Center
Elizabethtown, NC · Medicare-certified · 94 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Elizabethtown Healthcare & Rehab Center in Elizabethtown, NC has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating, with 3-star health inspection, staffing, and quality ratings. It has reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.34 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), $8,788 in fines in the last 24 months, and a recent federal penalty; recent citations included accident hazards, food safety, and infection control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3374 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 16, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $8,788recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3374.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.61
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.41
- Nurse aides
- 2.32
- Weekend nursing
- 3.02
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 49%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
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
4.5%4.4%No change
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.5%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7%8.6%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%2.6%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4%10.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
13.3%12.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—22.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12%8.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
2.7%1.2%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.1%23.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%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
—98.7%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.7%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.5%95.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited September 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: D
The home failed to have policies and procedures in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 607 — 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.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,788 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,788 in total fines.
- $8,788
Federal fine
Sep 16, 2025
Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Feb 1, 2020
Now operated by Elizabethtown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, previously Elizabethtown Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of LIBERTY SENIOR LIVING · 37 homes · 2.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 89.3 residents on an average day (95% of 94 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 44 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.