Nursing home
Southwood Nursing and Retirement
180 Southwood Drive, Clinton, NC 28328 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Liberty Senior Living (35 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Southwood Nursing and Retirement is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Clinton, North Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Jan 24, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $8,512In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Southwood Nursing and Retirement 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) | 3.32 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.22 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.0% | 50.4% | 46.4% | above 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 January 24, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 11, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $8,512, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Southwood Nursing and Retirement
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
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jul 1, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 6 deficiencies
- 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 · Jan 4, 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
- 180 Southwood Drive
Clinton, NC 28328 - CMS certification #
- 345472
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 85.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-04-17
- Chain
- Liberty Senior Living (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Liberty Senior Living
Liberty Senior Living operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Liberty Senior Living 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 Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Southwood Nursing and Retirement says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants provide round-the-clock care for both short-term and extended stays.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Located in Clinton, North Carolina, Southwood’s complete continuum of care includes short-term rehabilitation, long-term living, outpatient therapy, skilled nursing care, hospice care, palliative care and respite care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Spacious Private and Semi-Private Suites
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mary Gran Nursing Center, Clinton. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Vidant Home Health And Hospice, Kenansville. 19.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Matthews Drugs. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28328 as small town (small town high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Clinton Inc, Clinton, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Sampson County Home Training, Clinton, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Fmc Roseboro Dialysis, Roseboro, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28328.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cumberland County Hospital System Inc, Fayetteville. 33.1 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Southwood Nursing and Retirement a good nursing home?
CMS gives Southwood Nursing and Retirement an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Southwood Nursing and Retirement staffed?
Southwood Nursing and Retirement reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Southwood Nursing and Retirement had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Southwood Nursing and Retirement have?
Southwood Nursing and Retirement is certified for 100 beds.