Southwood Nursing and Retirement: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southwood Nursing and Retirement is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Clinton, North Carolina, part of Liberty Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 63.4% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Southwood Nursing and Retirement
180 Southwood DriveClinton, NC 28328
Sampson 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 Southwood Nursing and Retirement, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 201 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.28 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.19 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.09 | 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
63.4% of nursing staff at Southwood Nursing and Retirement 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 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 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Fine | $4,256 |
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. Southwood Nursing and Retirement holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Southwood Nursing and Retirement
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Liberty Senior Living, 37 homes
- Legal name: Liberty Healthcare Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 17, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Southwood Nursing and Retirement
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mary Gran Nursing Center Clinton · abuse citation | 0.0 | 212 | 2.08 | 3.29 | 51.3% | 1 | $68,172 |
| Warsaw Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Warsaw | 13.2 | 100 | 1.98 | 3.22 | — | 1 | $43,924 |
| Kenansville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Kenansville | 19.9 | 92 | 2.19 | 3.29 | 63.4% | 4 | None |
| Mount Olive Center Mount Olive | 19.9 | 150 | 2.03 | 2.93 | 57.1% | 1 | $171,721 |
| Liberty Healthcare Services of Golden Years Nursin Falcon | 24.2 | 58 | 2.09 | 3.37 | 60.9% | 4 | None |
| Wallace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wallace | 25.1 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.43 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| The Carrolton of Dunn Dunn | 28.7 | 100 | 1.83 | 2.88 | 61.0% | 1 | $54,999 |
| Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Dunn | 30.0 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.49 | 48.8% | 5 | 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.