Emerald Health & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Emerald Health & Rehab Center is a 96-bed for-profit nursing home in Lillington, North Carolina, part of Saber Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 44.4% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Emerald Health & Rehab Center
54 Red Mulberry WayLillington, NC 27546
Harnett 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 Emerald Health & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 18% below the North Carolina average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 177 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.93 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.26 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
44.4% of nursing staff at Emerald Health & Rehab 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 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Emerald Health & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Emerald Health & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Saber Healthcare Group, 126 homes
- Legal name: Harnett Healthcare Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Emerald Health & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lillington Health and Rehabilitation Center Lillington · abuse citation | 2.5 | 129 | 2.35 | 3.38 | 53.0% | 1 | $14,945 |
| Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dunn | 10.9 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.49 | 48.8% | 5 | None |
| The Carrolton of Dunn Dunn | 12.3 | 100 | 1.83 | 2.88 | 61.0% | 1 | $54,999 |
| Fuquay-Varina Health and Rehabilitation Center Fuquay Varina · abuse citation | 13.4 | 100 | 2.16 | 3.75 | 60.0% | 1 | $76,047 |
| Windsor Point Continuing Care Fuquay-Varina | 14.0 | 45 | 2.31 | 4.43 | 63.8% | 5 | None |
| Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Benson | 15.3 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.44 | 50.5% | 2 | $15,593 |
| Liberty Healthcare Services of Golden Years Nursin Falcon | 16.8 | 58 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 60.9% | 4 | None |
| Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Sanford | 17.6 | 80 | 1.82 | 3.17 | 70.5% | 2 | 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.