Azalea Health & Rehab Center
A nursing home in Wilmington, North Carolina 28412
3800 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, North Carolina 28412. (910) 392-3110.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle North Carolina average: 4.6
- 3.59 nurse hours per resident per day North Carolina average: 3.87
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- 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.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- 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?
3 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The North Carolina average is 4.6.
Last standard inspection Jul 30, 2026.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jul 19, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
26 citations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 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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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 26 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. 10 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 30, 2026: standard inspection3 citations
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Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
May 30, 2025: standard inspection2 citations
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 30, 2025: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Jul 19, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
May 31, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Apr 2, 2024: standard inspection11 citations
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.
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Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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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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Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Apr 2, 2024: standard and complaint inspection6 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Feb 13, 2013.
- 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, corporation.
- 80 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $24,470 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 10 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Fine | $16,452 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
Who does the caring?
3.59 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 | 3.59 | 3.87 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.62 |
| At weekends | 3.03 | 3.40 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.4% | 48.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 30.8% | 45.7% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Saber Healthcare Holdings LLC owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2020; Wrightsville Operations LLC owns 100% directly since Nov 15, 2012.
- Shg Management LLC runs it.
- 6 owners or officers are people: Benjamin N Volpe (corporate director, 50%); William I Weisberg (corporate director, 50%); Gregory Nicoluzakis (corporate officer, 0%); Benjamin N Volpe (corporate officer, 0%); Brian Joiner (runs it (operational or managerial control), 0%); William I Weisberg (corporate officer, 0%).
- Part of Saber Healthcare Group (126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saber Healthcare Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Saber Healthcare Holdings LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| WWBV Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Wrightsville Operations LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Nov 15, 2012 |
| SHH Holdings LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Wiw Dynasty LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 67% | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Decanted William I. Weisberg Family Dynasty Trust (Dated Sept 30, 2020 | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 67% | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Benjamin N. Volpe Family Dynasty Trust (Dated December 29, 2020) | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 33% | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Bnv Dynasty LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 33% | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Shg Management LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Sep 1, 2019 | |
| Shg Management LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2019 | |
| Saber Governance LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 1, 2019 | |
| Saber Healthcare Group LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 13, 2013 | |
| Wiw Dynasty LLC | Limited partner | Jan 1, 2023 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 11.6 miles, this one had the 9th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (3; the middle value was 7).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Azalea Health & Rehab Center This nursing home | 3 | |
| August Healthcare at Wilmington | 1.3 | 10 |
| Peak Resources-Wilmington, Inc. | 1.4 | 10 |
| Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation Center | 2.2 | 1 |
| Trinity Grove | 3.0 | 5 |
| Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove | 3.6 | 7 |
| Brunswick Cove Nursing Center | 3.9 | 7 |
| Liberty Commons Rehabilitation Center | 5.6 | 3 |
| Bradley Creek Health Center | 5.6 | 0 |
| Davis Health and Wellness Center at Cambridge Vill | 9.0 | 8 |
| Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 9.3 | 8 |
| Davis Health Care Center | 11.6 | 11 |
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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