Trinity Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Trinity Ridge is a 120-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Lutheran Services Carolinas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 40.1% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Trinity Ridge
2140 Medical Park DriveHickory, NC 28602
Catawba 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 Trinity Ridge, nurse aides logged 3.17 hours per resident per day, 35% above the North Carolina average. With about 111 residents a day, that works out to roughly 353 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.17 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.57 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.08 | 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
40.1% of nursing staff at Trinity Ridge 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 21.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Trinity Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Trinity Ridge
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lutheran Services Carolinas, 9 homes
- Legal name: Lutheran Home - Hickory West, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 10, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Trinity Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Greens at Hickory Hickory | 4.3 | 150 | 2.33 | 3.74 | 41.5% | 2 | None |
| The Greens at Viewmont Hickory | 4.4 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.45 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,597 |
| Trinity Village Hickory | 4.9 | 104 | 4.71 | 6.50 | 28.1% | 5 | $8,512 |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 6.4 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
| Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Conover | 7.3 | 90 | 3.29 | 4.79 | 27.4% | 5 | None |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 9.2 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation Connelly Springs | 9.8 | 100 | 2.60 | 3.99 | 24.5% | 5 | $16,801 |
| Abernathy Laurels Newton | 10.3 | 174 | 2.88 | 4.36 | 33.2% | 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.