5276 OLDE SCHOOL DR, Hickory, NC 28602
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Assisted living & personal care24-hour supervisionMedication management
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About Trinity Ridge
Trinity Ridge is a non profit - corporation nursing home in Hickory, NC with 120 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Hickory, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
2140 Medical Park Drive, Hickory, North Carolina 28602
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 June 18, 2026, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the North Carolina average is 4.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 34 minutes with each resident a day, above the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Trinity Ridge in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 34 minutesAbove the North Carolina average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 58 minutesAbove the North Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 40%Below the North Carolina average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
5 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 18, 2026 · Standard inspection · 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 CareCorrected Jul 2, 2026
March 27, 2025 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 17, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 16, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 16, 2025
November 29, 2023 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
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 complaintAlready fixed by Aug 21, 2023
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Home - Hickory West, Inc
- Medicare-certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 111
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- December 10, 1973
- Part of a chain
- Lutheran Services Carolinas, 9 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345106
Location
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2140 Medical Park DriveHickory, NC 28602
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Questions about Trinity Ridge
How did Trinity Ridge do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on June 18, 2026 and cited 1 health deficiency. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Trinity Ridge?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 34 minutes with each resident per day, including 58 minutes from registered nurses. 40% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Trinity Ridge been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Trinity Ridge 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.