The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
The Arbor
Pittsboro, NC · Medicare-certified · 16 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
5 of 5 overall
5 out of 5 stars overall. The Arbor has strong staffing and health inspection ratings, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (6.17 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), though its quality measures rating is lower at 3 out of 5 stars and recent citations included medication errors and respiratory care.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.1681 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 12, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.1681.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.40
- Licensed practical nurses
- 2.14
- Nurse aides
- 2.63
- Weekend nursing
- 6.89
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 10%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
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Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
3.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
95.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited January 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to eligible people, and properly record vaccination status. Cited January 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 887 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $6,350 in total fines.
- $2,117
Federal fine
Oct 2, 2023
- $4,233
Federal fine
Sep 11, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 8.4 residents on an average day (52% of 16 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 19 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.