Trinity Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Trinity Village is a 104-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hickory, North Carolina, part of Lutheran Services Carolinas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 101% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 28.1% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Trinity Village
1265 21 Street NEHickory, NC 28601
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 Village, nurse aides logged 4.71 hours per resident per day, 101% above the North Carolina average. With about 98 residents a day, that works out to roughly 459 aide hours a day, or about 57 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.71 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.50 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.86 | 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
28.1% of nursing staff at Trinity Village 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 18.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,512 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2024 | Fine | $8,512 |
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. Trinity Village holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Trinity Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Lutheran Services Carolinas, 9 homes
- Legal name: Lutheran Home-Hickory, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Trinity Village
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Greens at Viewmont Hickory | 1.0 | 104 | 2.08 | 3.45 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,597 |
| The Greens at Hickory Hickory | 2.3 | 150 | 2.33 | 3.74 | 41.5% | 2 | None |
| Trinity Ridge Hickory | 4.9 | 120 | 3.17 | 4.57 | 40.1% | 5 | None |
| Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Conover | 6.2 | 90 | 3.29 | 4.79 | 27.4% | 5 | None |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation Granite Falls | 7.6 | 120 | 2.66 | 3.62 | 32.5% | 4 | $51,188 |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke Connelly Spring | 8.6 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.90 | 60.6% | 3 | $26,014 |
| Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Taylorsville · abuse citation | 10.3 | 183 | 2.57 | 4.42 | 67.6% | 1 | $88,557 |
| Abernathy Laurels Newton | 10.9 | 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.