Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center
A nursing home in Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092
1410 East Gaston Street, Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092. (704) 732-1138.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 3of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 2 health citations at the latest inspection cycle North Carolina average: 4.6
- 3.79 nurse hours per resident per day North Carolina average: 3.87
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
2 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The North Carolina average is 4.6.
Last standard inspection Aug 27, 2026.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a standard and complaint inspection on Apr 13, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
21 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 21 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 14 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 27, 2026: standard inspection1 citation
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Aug 27, 2026: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Jul 2, 2025: standard inspection3 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
May 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Apr 13, 2024: standard inspection3 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Apr 13, 2024: standard and complaint inspection4 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Feb 15, 2024: complaint inspection8 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Oct 11, 1976.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 120 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $71,117 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 14 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2024 | Fine | $71,117 |
Who does the caring?
3.79 nurse hours per resident per day
The North Carolina average is 3.87.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.79 | 3.87 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.62 |
| At weekends | 3.30 | 3.40 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.3% | 48.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 25% | 45.7% |
| Administrators who left | 2 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Sovereign Carolina Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Mar 6, 2014.
- Southern Healthcare Management LLC runs it.
- 20 owners or officers are people: Michelle Kelly (corporate officer, 100%); Donald K Melton (corporate officer, 100%); Royce M Cronquist (corporate officer, 100%); John Mangine (owns a share through other companies, 4.9%); Robert Peck (on the governing body (managing control)); Robert Peck (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Susan Kaar (on the governing body (managing control)); Susan Kaar (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); John Mangine (runs it (operational or managerial control)); John Mangine (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michelle Kelly (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Donald K Melton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); William Notermann (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Waseem Ghannam (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Waseem Ghannam (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Royce M Cronquist (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kendra Brooke Elliott (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kendra Brooke Elliott (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Dawn Chery (on the governing body (managing control)); Dawn Chery (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings (43 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | 100% | May 1, 2014 |
| Sovereign Carolina Holdings LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Mar 6, 2014 |
| John J Notermann Business Tr | Owns a share through other companies | 80.9% | Nov 12, 2017 |
| Cronquist 2015 Family Tr | Owns a share through other companies | 14.2% | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Sovereign Carolina Disbursements LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | May 1, 2014 | |
| Sabra Health Care Reit Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | May 1, 2014 | |
| Hsp Carolina LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| Southern Healthcare Management LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (North Carolina average 3.5).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 15.1 miles, this one had the 6th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (2; the middle value was 2).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center This nursing home | 2 | |
| The Greens at Lincolnton | 1.2 | 4 |
| Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 1.4 | 1 |
| Peak Resources-Cherryville | 8.8 | 2 |
| Carolina Care Health and Rehabilitation | 10.4 | 0 |
| Stanley Total Living Center | 11.7 | 1 |
| Abernathy Laurels | 12.2 | 1 |
| Gastonia Health & Rehab Center | 13.5 | 6 |
| Belmont Health & Rehabilitation | 14.3 | 3 |
| Peak Resources - Gastonia | 14.5 | 2 |
| The Greens at Gastonia | 14.7 | 8 |
| Courtland Terrace | 15.1 | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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