Nursing home report
Registered name: Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation
North Wilkesboro, NC · Medicare-certified · 111 beds
Wilkes Health & Rehabilitation has an overall 5-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections and 5 stars for staffing, though quality measures are 3 stars. It reports 4.57 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.572 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.572.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to give residents clear notice about what Medicare or Medicaid would cover and what costs they might have to pay themselves. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 582 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide proper bladder and bowel care, including catheter care and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 690 — 42 CFR §483.25(e) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation, previously Wilkes Senior Village.
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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.
