Emerald Health & Rehab Center
Medicare-certified54 Red Mulberry Way, Lillington, NC 27546
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Lillington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lillington, North Carolina provides compassionate skilled nursing and rehabilitation care for patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury. Our experienced team focuses on restoring independence and helping residents return home stronger.
Capacity
129 residents
Location
Lillington, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
1995 East Cornelius Harnett Boulevard, Lillington, North Carolina 27546
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 23, 2025, state inspectors cited 15 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident a day, below the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.
Medicare fined Lillington Health and Rehabilitation Center once in the last three years, $14,945 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 23 minutesBelow the North Carolina average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 18 minutesBelow the North Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 53%Above the North Carolina average |
28 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
August 13, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 4 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
May 23, 2025 · Standard inspection · 15 citations
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
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.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
1 fine totaling $14,945 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on May 23, 2025 and cited 15 health deficiencies, 10 of them from complaint investigations. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident per day, including 18 minutes from registered nurses. 53% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Lillington Health and Rehabilitation Center once in the last three years, totaling $14,945.
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.
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.
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.