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The Ivy at Gastonia

Registered name: Juniper Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitat

Gastonia, NC · Medicare-certified · 50 beds

Needs attention
New ownership (past 12 mo)For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

The Ivy at Gastonia has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and staffing but 2 stars for quality measures. It also has a recent federal penalty, $16,801 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.34 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.3391 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: November 21, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $16,801recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3391.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.82
Licensed practical nurses
0.87
Nurse aides
1.65
Weekend nursing
2.94

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 62%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%

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

15.3%

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.7%0%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

13.9%7.9%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

0%8.3%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

15%15%No change

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

5.8%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

18.2%32%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

0%1.6%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

12%13.3%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

16.7%25%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

97%

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

99.1%100%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.

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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G

The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited August 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. OWNERSHIP

    The facility reported a change in ownership in the past 12 months.

  2. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  4. PENALTY

    A federal payment denial was recorded.

  5. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $8,401 was recorded.

  6. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $8,400 was recorded.

  7. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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  8. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $16,801 in total fines · 1 payment denial.

  • Medicare/Medicaid payment denial

    Aug 27, 2024

    5 days
  • Federal fine

    Aug 27, 2024

    $8,401
  • Federal fine

    Aug 27, 2024

    $8,400

Operator & ownership

Recent ownership change · Jul 15, 2025

Now operated by Wilkinson Blvd Operating Company, LLC, previously Ivy at Gastonia LLC.

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of ALLIANCE HEALTH GROUP · 12 homes · 1.3 stars avg
Occupancy
41.2 residents on an average day (82% of 50 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 37 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.