Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Abernathy Laurels
102 Leonard Avenue, Newton, NC 28658 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Everyage Senior Living (4 facilities) · 174 certified beds
Abernathy Laurels is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newton, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.38 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Sep 5, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Abernathy Laurels compares
This facility vs. the North Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | North Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.38 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.85 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.00 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.5% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the September 5, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 6, 2025
What inspectors found at Abernathy Laurels
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 102 Leonard Avenue
Newton, NC 28658 - CMS certification #
- 345161
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 174
- Avg residents/day
- 162.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-01-17
- Chain
- Everyage Senior Living (4 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Everyage Senior Living
Everyage Senior Living operates 4 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Everyage Senior Living facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Catawba Valley Medical Center, Hickory. 6.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center, Conover. 4.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Hickory. 8.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 4.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28658 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care-Newton, Newton, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Services Of Catawba Valley, Conover, 5.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Hickory Home Program, Hickory, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28658.
Carolina Caring, office in Newton, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Iredell County, Inc, office in Statesville, 22.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLC, Denver. 12.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Abernathy Laurels a good nursing home?
CMS gives Abernathy Laurels an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Abernathy Laurels staffed?
Abernathy Laurels reports 4.38 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Abernathy Laurels had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Abernathy Laurels have?
Abernathy Laurels is certified for 174 beds.