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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
Morganton, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
About Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in Morganton, NC with 120 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Morganton, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
109 Foothills Drive, Morganton, North Carolina 28655
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 January 23, 2026, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 53 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the North Carolina average.
Medicare has not fined Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 53 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 26 minutesBelow the North Carolina average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
3 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
September 11, 2024 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
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 Sep 12, 2024
March 7, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
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 CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 26, 2024Safeguard 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 few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Grace Heights Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- June 1, 1980
- Part of a chain
- Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, 18 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345187
Location
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109 Foothills DriveMorganton, NC 28655
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Questions about Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
How did Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on January 23, 2026 and found no health deficiencies. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 53 minutes with each resident per day, including 26 minutes from registered nurses.
Has Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation in the last three years.
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.