The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E
Nursing home report
The Greens at Hickory
Hickory, NC · Medicare-certified · 150 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of September 1, 2026
2 of 5 overall
The Greens at Hickory has a 2-star overall rating, with 2 stars for health inspections and 3 stars for staffing and quality measures. It reports 3.74 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7355 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 28, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7355.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.44
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.97
- Nurse aides
- 2.33
- Weekend nursing
- 3.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 42%
Registered nurse turnover: 29%
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%26.4%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.1%4.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.6%4.9%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.1%4.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.1%17%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
2.6%8.3%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
3.5%11.8%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
30.5%29.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1%1.2%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17.4%18.9%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%1.1%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
—96%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95.5%99%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—89.9%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.3%90.7%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — 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 11 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Jul 1, 2022
Now operated by The Greens at Hickory, previously Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation/hickory East.
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of CCH HEALTHCARE · 33 homes · 2.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 114 residents on an average day (76% of 150 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 43 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.