Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation
931 N Aspen Street, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Consulate Health Care/Independence Living Centers/Nspire Healthcare/Raydiant Health Care (36 facilities) · 63 certified beds
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lincolnton, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on May 8, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.24 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.84 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.4% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022 - Minimal
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 31, 2022
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
- 931 N Aspen Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092 - CMS certification #
- 345385
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 63
- Avg residents/day
- 59.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-06-24
- Chain
- Consulate Health Care/Independence Living Centers/Nspire Healthcare/Raydiant Health Care (36 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Consulate Health Care/Independence Living Centers/Nspire Healthcare/Raydiant Health Care
Consulate Health Care/Independence Living Centers/Nspire Healthcare/Raydiant Health Care operates 36 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Consulate Health Care/Independence Living Centers/Nspire Healthcare/Raydiant Health Care facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 13, 2016: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 25, 2016. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 129053 - Cardinal Healthcare - Rehabilitation.
Details
- Other than serious: Injury and illness log forms (OSHA 300 and 301) (1904.29(b)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 7, 2016.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Atrium Health Lincoln, Lincolnton. 3.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center, Lincolnton. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Lincolnton. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28092 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Lincolnton, Lincolnton, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care-Newton, Newton, 11.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care North Gaston, Dallas, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28092.
Carolina Caring, office in Newton, 11.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Carolina Caring, office in Gastonia, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Via Health Partners - Cleveland, office in Shelby, 18.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carolina Physical Therapy Associates LLC, Denver. 13.9 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation staffed?
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation reports 3.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation have?
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation is certified for 63 beds.