Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation
2415 Sandy Porter Road, Charlotte, NC 28273 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (17 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Charlotte, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.63 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Aug 21, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,475In 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 Mecklenburg Heath 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) | 3.63 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.29 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.5% | 50.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,475, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Mecklenburg Heath 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
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 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 21, 2025 · 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, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 21, 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 · Dec 14, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 15, 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
- 2415 Sandy Porter Road
Charlotte, NC 28273 - CMS certification #
- 345471
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 91.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-03-21
- Chain
- Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed, couples welcome
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation services to get you to a doctor’s visit
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Yes, we allow pets to visit with prior approval of the facility administrator.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Couples welcome.
SanStone also accommodates couples by offering care in the same room.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Mecklenburg features semi-private and private suites, a gym, and rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, an excellent wound care program, and more.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Atrium Health Pineville, Charlotte. 5.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pineville Rehabilitation and Living Center, Pineville. 4.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Charlotte. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kaitlyn's Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28273 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Nations Ford, Charlotte, 3.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Southwest Charlotte, Charlotte, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Southeast Mecklenburg County, Pineville, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28273.
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, office in Charlotte, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Novant Health Hospice And Palliative Care A Department Of Novant Health, office in Charlotte, 8.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice & Palliative Care Palmetto Region, office in Fort Mill, 10.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Broad River Rehabilitation, Charlotte. 4.9 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation staffed?
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation reports 3.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation have?
Mecklenburg Heath and Rehabilitation is certified for 100 beds.