Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Granite Falls, North Carolina, part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 32.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation
100 Sunset StreetGranite Falls, NC 28630
Caldwell 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 Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, 14% above the North Carolina average. With about 114 residents a day, that works out to roughly 302 aide hours a day, or about 38 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) | 2.66 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.62 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 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
32.5% of nursing staff at Hickory Falls 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 31.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $51,188 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Fine | $51,188 |
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. Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, 18 homes
- Legal name: Granite Falls Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 3, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Connelly Springs | 5.6 | 100 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 24.5% | 5 | $16,801 |
| Shaire Nursing Center Lenoir | 6.2 | 60 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 6.3 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
| The Greens at Viewmont Hickory | 6.8 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.45 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,597 |
| Trinity Village Hickory | 7.6 | 104 | 4.71 | 6.50 | 28.1% | 5 | $8,512 |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 9.1 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| Trinity Ridge Hickory | 9.2 | 120 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 40.1% | 5 | None |
| Hibriten Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Lenoir · abuse citation | 9.5 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.15 | 50.7% | 1 | $53,110 |
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.