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Autumn Care of Drexel

Nursing home in Morganton, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
307 Oakland Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 433-6180
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
345222
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
100
Average residents per day
93
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Autumn Corporation
Chain
Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jul 21, 1982
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 345222. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 14, 2026. CMS lists 17 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 14, 2024 to May 14, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 14, 2026Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
May 14, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 24, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Apr 24, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 24, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Apr 24, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Apr 24, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 16, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2024Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 14, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 17. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $27,872 in the last three years.

Apr 24, 2025Fine: $17,345
Aug 16, 2024Fine: $10,527

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.66 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.57 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.13 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.51 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
58%
RN turnover (yearly)
46%
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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