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
Nursing home report
NORTHERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
MOUNT AIRY, NC · Medicare-certified · 33 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of September 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Northern Regional Hospital in Mount Airy, NC has a 5 out of 5 overall rating, with 5-star health inspection and staffing scores and 4-star quality measures. It reports 4.79 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.7899 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 13, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.7899.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.72
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.30
- Nurse aides
- 2.77
- Weekend nursing
- 3.85
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 18%
Registered nurse turnover: 23%
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
—7%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4%3.8%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.1%6.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
8.3%4%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
5%19%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
—15.5%—
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—10.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25%36.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
12.5%19.3%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
4.2%0%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
96%96.2%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—92.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.8%70.7%Worsening
What the inspectors found
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Occupancy
- 31 residents on an average day (94% of 33 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.