Nursing HomeInspections

Autumn Care of Shallotte

Nursing home in Shallotte, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
237 Mulberry Street, Shallotte, NC 28459
Phone
(910) 754-8858
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
345294
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
4 of 5
Certified beds
100
Average residents per day
91
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
Jan 24, 1989
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 345294. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 25, 2025. CMS lists 25 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 27, 2023 to May 14, 2026): 9 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 14, 2026Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2026Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 25, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 25, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 25, 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
Aug 29, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 29, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 29, 2024Safeguard 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
Aug 29, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 29, 2024Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 29, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary · complaint inspection		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 5, 2024Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 25. 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 $25,595 in the last three years.

Jan 5, 2024Fine: $16,452
Oct 12, 2023Fine: $9,143

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
3.50 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.98 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.82 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.99 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
55%
RN turnover (yearly)
26%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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.