College Pines Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
College Pines Health and Rehabilitation is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Connelly Springs, North Carolina, part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 24.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
College Pines Health and Rehabilitation
95 Locust StreetConnelly Springs, 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 College Pines Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 11% above the North Carolina average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 235 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.60 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.99 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.33 | 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
24.5% of nursing staff at College Pines Health and Rehabilitation 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $16,801 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2024 | Fine | $8,400 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Fine | $8,401 |
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. College Pines Health and Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About College Pines Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, 18 homes
- Legal name: College Pines Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 13, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near College Pines Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 3.7 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 4.6 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 5.6 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Morganton | 7.5 | 120 | 2.60 | 3.88 | — | 5 | None |
| Shaire Nursing Center Lenoir | 7.7 | 60 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Trinity Ridge Hickory | 9.8 | 120 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 40.1% | 5 | None |
| Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Morganton | 9.8 | 121 | 2.14 | 3.31 | 50.8% | 2 | None |
| The Greens at Viewmont Hickory | 10.0 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.45 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,597 |
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.