Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Morganton, North Carolina, part of Principle Long Term Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 50.8% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
107 Magnolia DriveMorganton, NC 28655
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 Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 9% below the North Carolina average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 148 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.31 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 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
50.8% of nursing staff at Magnolia Lane Nursing 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 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Legal name: Granite Falls LTC, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation Morganton | 2.3 | 120 | 2.60 | 3.88 | — | 5 | None |
| Autumn Care of Drexel Morganton | 5.7 | 100 | 2.13 | 3.66 | 57.6% | 4 | $27,872 |
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Connelly Springs | 9.8 | 100 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 24.5% | 5 | $16,801 |
| Deer Park Health and Rehabilitation Nebo · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 11.9 | 140 | 2.26 | 3.41 | 78.5% | 1 | $273,467 |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 12.5 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
| Shaire Nursing Center Lenoir | 12.7 | 60 | 2.59 | 4.55 | 34.4% | 4 | None |
| Hibriten Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Lenoir · abuse citation | 14.2 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.15 | 50.7% | 1 | $53,110 |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 14.8 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
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.