Nursing HomeInspections

Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation

Nursing home in Granite Falls, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
100 Sunset Street, Granite Falls, NC 28630
Phone
(828) 396-2387
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
345246
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
120
Average residents per day
114
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Granite Falls Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
Chain
Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (18 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 3, 1985
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 345246. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 10, 2026. CMS lists 3 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 31, 2024 to May 21, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 21, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 21, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 31, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

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 1 fine totalling $51,188 in the last three years.

May 31, 2024Fine: $51,188

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
3.62 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.38 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.66 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.30 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
33%
RN turnover (yearly)
31%
Administrators who left in the past year
2

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.