Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Lenoir, North Carolina, part of Lifeworks Rehab. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.65 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 68.7% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center
322 Nuway CircleLenoir, NC 28645
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 Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.65 hours per resident per day, 13% above the North Carolina average. With about 109 residents a day, that works out to roughly 290 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.65 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.03 | 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
68.7% of nursing staff at Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation 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 83.3%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $150,174 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $35,464 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Fine | $9,620 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Fine | $20,869 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Nov 8, 2024 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Fine | $84,221 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Payment Denial | 55 days from Nov 3, 2023 |
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. Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lifeworks Rehab, 64 homes
- Legal name: Lenoir Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1977
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hibriten Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Lenoir · abuse citation | 3.3 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.15 | 50.7% | 1 | $53,110 |
| Shaire Nursing Center Lenoir | 6.1 | 60 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 11.1 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 13.2 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Connelly Springs | 13.7 | 100 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 24.5% | 5 | $16,801 |
| The Foley Center at Chestnut Ridge Blowing Rock | 15.8 | 92 | 2.18 | 3.45 | 64.5% | 2 | $17,114 |
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Morganton | 16.3 | 120 | 2.60 | 3.88 | — | 5 | None |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 16.5 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
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.