Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Knightdale, North Carolina, part of Avardis Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 46.2% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
1000 Tandal PlaceKnightdale, NC 27545
Wake 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 Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 15% below the North Carolina average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 153 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.98 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 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
46.2% of nursing staff at Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,642 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2024 | Fine | $15,642 |
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. Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avardis Health, 38 homes
- Legal name: 1000 Tandall Place Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 27, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Raleigh | 5.6 | 125 | 2.08 | 3.40 | 36.5% | 4 | None |
| Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Raleigh | 5.6 | 180 | 2.24 | 3.59 | 37.1% | 2 | None |
| Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center Raleigh | 5.8 | 95 | 2.21 | 3.65 | 51.5% | 1 | $50,447 |
| Perry Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center Raleigh | 8.1 | 132 | 2.06 | 3.67 | 63.7% | 1 | $326,170 |
| The Cardinal at North Hills Raleigh | 9.1 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | $7,901 |
| Zebulon Rehabilitation Center Zebulon | 9.2 | 60 | 2.17 | 3.57 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Raleigh Rehabilitation Center Raleigh | 9.4 | 157 | 2.15 | 3.63 | 59.7% | 3 | $48,754 |
| The Laurels of Forest Glenn Garner | 9.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.39 | 40.2% | 2 | $182,083 |
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.