Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Trinity Ridge
2140 Medical Park Drive, Hickory, NC 28602 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Lutheran Services Carolinas (9 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Trinity Ridge is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hickory, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.63 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 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 Trinity Ridge 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) | 4.63 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.88 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.32 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.4% | 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 Trinity Ridge
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 · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 29, 2023 · 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
- 2140 Medical Park Drive
Hickory, NC 28602 - CMS certification #
- 345106
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 111.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1973-12-10
- Chain
- Lutheran Services Carolinas (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lutheran Services Carolinas
Lutheran Services Carolinas operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lutheran Services Carolinas facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Trinity Ridge using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Trinity Ridge says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a secured outdoor area.
In addition to specially-trained staff, the neighborhoods offer secure outdoor areas, as well as other safeguards to protect those at risk of wandering.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory. 3.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Greens at Hickory, Hickory. 4.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Of The Tria, Hickory. 3.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28602 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Catawba County Dialysis, Hickory, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Hickory, Hickory, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Hickory Home Program, Hickory, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28602.
Carolina Caring, office in Newton, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Amorem, office in Lenoir, 18.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Inc, Connelly Springs. 10.2 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 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 Trinity Ridge a good nursing home?
CMS gives Trinity Ridge an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Trinity Ridge staffed?
Trinity Ridge reports 4.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Trinity Ridge had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Trinity Ridge have?
Trinity Ridge is certified for 120 beds.