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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Forrest Oakes Healthcare

Albemarle, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
(704) 983-2686

About Forrest Oakes Healthcare

Forrest Oakes Healthcare is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Albemarle, NC with 60 certified beds.

Community at a glance

Capacity

60 residents

Location

Albemarle, NC

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

620 Heathwood Drive, Albemarle, North Carolina 28001

(704) 983-2686

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 29, 2026, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 16 minutes with each resident a day, below the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.

Medicare fined Forrest Oakes Healthcare once in the last three years, $5,242 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 16 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day27 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Nursing staff who left in the past year55%Above the North Carolina average

2 administrators have left the home in the past year.

Inspections

30 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

May 29, 2026 · Standard inspection · 5 citations

  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Jun 16, 2026
  • PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Jun 16, 2026
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 16, 2026
  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 18, 2026
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Jun 16, 2026

March 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 27, 2025
February 6, 2025 · Standard inspection · 11 citations+
  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 27, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 13, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 13, 2025
November 2, 2023 · Standard inspection · 13 citations+
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)AdministrationCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 28, 2023
  • Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningPlan to fix it accepted

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $5,242 in the last three years.

  • February 6, 2025Fine: $5,242

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
620 Heathwood Drive Opco LLC
Medicare-certified beds
60
Average residents per day
53
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
August 18, 1993
Part of a chain
Avardis Health, 38 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
345442

Location

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620 Heathwood DriveAlbemarle, NC 28001

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Questions about Forrest Oakes Healthcare

How did Forrest Oakes Healthcare do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on May 29, 2026 and cited 5 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The North Carolina average is 4.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Forrest Oakes Healthcare?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 16 minutes with each resident per day, including 27 minutes from registered nurses. 55% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Forrest Oakes Healthcare been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Forrest Oakes Healthcare once in the last three years, totaling $5,242.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Albemarle Skilled Nursing in North Carolina Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026