The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Nursing home report
Friends Homes at Guilford
Greensboro, NC · Medicare-certified · 69 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
Friends Homes at Guilford in Greensboro has a 5-star overall rating, with 5 stars in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported no fines in the last 24 months, though its nurse staffing was 3.77 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7685 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 8, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7685.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.88
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.44
- Nurse aides
- 2.45
- Weekend nursing
- 3.05
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 43%
Registered nurse turnover: 11%
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
22.6%15.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.7%7.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.2%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.5%9.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
10.3%2.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
45%27%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
27.5%6%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.5%18.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%1.4%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.5%19%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
3.7%1.9%Improving
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
94.8%96.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.1%94.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — 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.
See what inspectors found
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 60.4 residents on an average day (88% of 69 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 50 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.