Nursing home
Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan
1404 S Salisbury Avenue, Spencer, NC 28159 · Map
For profit - Individual · 70 certified beds
Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Spencer, North Carolina. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.08 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Dec 10, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $10,039In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan 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) | 3.08 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.5% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 December 10, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 30, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $10,039, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2023 - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 11, 2023
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
- 1404 S Salisbury Avenue
Spencer, NC 28159 - CMS certification #
- 345288
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 70
- Avg residents/day
- 63.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-08-11
- Setting
- Urban
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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
- Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury. 1.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Autumn Care of Salisbury, Salisbury. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Salisbury. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- The Medicine Shoppe. 2.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28159 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Spencer Dialysis, Spencer, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Dialysis Care Of Rowan County, Salisbury, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Lexington Dialysis Center, Lexington, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28159.
Novant Health Hospice, office in Salisbury, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice And Palliative Care Of Cabarrus County, office in Kannapolis, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Davidson County/ Hinkle Hospice House, office in Lexington, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services Inc, Salisbury. 5.3 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very 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 relatively 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 Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan a good nursing home?
CMS gives Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan staffed?
Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan reports 3.08 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan have?
Compass Healthcare and Rehab Rowan is certified for 70 beds.