Carolina Rehab Center of Burke: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carolina Rehab Center of Burke is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Connelly Spring, North Carolina, part of Lifeworks Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 60.6% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
3647 Miller Bridge RoadConnelly Spring, NC 28612
Burke 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 Carolina Rehab Center of Burke, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.55 | 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
60.6% of nursing staff at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke 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 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $26,014 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fine | $16,985 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $517 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $8,512 |
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. Carolina Rehab Center of Burke holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Lifeworks Rehab, 64 homes
- Legal name: Carolina Burke Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 25, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Connelly Springs | 3.7 | 100 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 24.5% | 5 | $16,801 |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 6.3 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
| Trinity Ridge Hickory | 6.4 | 120 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 40.1% | 5 | None |
| The Greens at Viewmont Hickory | 7.7 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.45 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,597 |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 8.0 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| Trinity Village Hickory | 8.6 | 104 | 4.71 | 6.50 | 28.1% | 5 | $8,512 |
| The Greens at Hickory Hickory | 9.6 | 150 | 2.33 | 3.74 | 41.5% | 2 | None |
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Morganton | 10.3 | 120 | 2.60 | 3.88 | — | 5 | None |
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.