Belaire Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Belaire Health Care Center is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Gastonia, North Carolina, part of Lifeworks Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 44.9% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Belaire Health Care Center
2065 Lyon StreetGastonia, NC 28052
Gaston County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Belaire Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.80 hours per resident per day, 23% below the North Carolina average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 138 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.80 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.32 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.10 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.9% of nursing staff at Belaire Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $202,719 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | Fine | $84,529 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Fine | $118,190 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Belaire Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Belaire Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Lifeworks Rehab, 64 homes
- Legal name: Belaire Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 13, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Belaire Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Accordius Health at Gastonia Gastonia | 2.6 | 118 | 1.71 | 3.16 | 50.7% | 4 | None |
| Courtland Terrace Gastonia | 4.5 | 77 | 2.27 | 4.25 | 28.9% | 4 | None |
| Gastonia Health & Rehab Center Gastonia | 4.6 | 60 | 1.80 | 3.56 | 84.6% | 1 | $15,808 |
| Peak Resources - Gastonia Gastonia | 4.8 | 104 | 1.80 | 3.13 | 41.0% | 5 | None |
| The Greens at Gastonia Gastonia | 4.9 | 162 | 1.87 | 3.25 | 75.6% | 1 | $130,657 |
| Juniper Gardens Center for Nursing and Rehabilitat Gastonia | 6.0 | 50 | 1.65 | 3.34 | 62.2% | 3 | $16,801 |
| White Oak Manor-Kings Mountain Kings Mountain · abuse citation | 8.5 | 154 | 2.83 | 4.03 | 46.5% | 2 | $53,811 |
| Stanley Total Living Center Stanley | 10.8 | 106 | 3.17 | 5.13 | 37.5% | 4 | $31,967 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.