Azalea Health & Rehab Center

Nursing home in Wilmington, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 3800 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC 28412
Phone: (910) 392-3110
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 345557
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 80
Average residents per day: 78
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Wrightsville Health Holdings LLC
Chain: Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Feb 13, 2013
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 345557. 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 30, 2025. CMS lists 33 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Dec 9, 2022 to May 30, 2025): 10 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
May 30, 2025	Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 30, 2025	Safeguard 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 30, 2025	Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 19, 2024	Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 19, 2024	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 31, 2024	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	B Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Apr 2, 2024	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	B Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Apr 2, 2024	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Apr 2, 2024	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	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. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 33. 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 $24,470 in the last three years.

Jul 19, 2024	Fine: $16,452
Apr 2, 2024	Fine: $8,018

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: 3.31 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.66 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.87 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.86 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 51%
RN turnover (yearly): 42%
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.

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