The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center
Lincolnton, NC · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center has a 3 out of 5 overall rating. Its health inspection rating is lower at 2 stars, staffing is 3 stars with reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.80 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), quality measures are 5 stars, and it had $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7964 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: July 2, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7964.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.75
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.74
- Nurse aides
- 2.31
- Weekend nursing
- 3.40
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 52%
Registered nurse turnover: 43%
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
10.1%6.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.4%2.4%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.3%0.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.2%0%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
13.6%6.5%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.1%15.9%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—13.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
24.7%19.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.1%0%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.9%16.9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
10.7%6.6%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
—98.9%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
89.3%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—86%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
72.7%94.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 624 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: G
The home failed to let a resident come back after a hospital stay or therapeutic leave that went beyond its bed-hold policy. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 626 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited April 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $71,117 in total fines.
- $71,117
Federal fine
Feb 15, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS · 43 homes · 3.8 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 98 residents on an average day (82% of 120 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 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.