Trinity Elms
7449 Fair Oaks Drive, Clemmons, NC, 27012
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related · Chain: Lutheran Services Carolinas
- Certified beds
- 100 · avg 90 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 51.5% — near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 49.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 63.6% — higher than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 46.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $15,646 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 345565
- Certified beds
- 100 beds · avg 90 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Lutheran Home - Forsyth County, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Lutheran Services Carolinas
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Lutheran Services Carolinas chain — 9 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.3 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Lsa Elms Property, Inc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Lsa Management, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Cynthia d Mccoy
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Dawn p Owens-watterson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Douglas e Nelson
Trustee of The Snf · since 2022
- Richard Herman
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2022
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0684·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0580·Mar 19, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0656·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D0655·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D0641·Mar 19, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D0760·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F0851·Jan 17, 2025
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- D0761·Jan 17, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20242 fines · $16K
Most recent events
- Aug 20, 2024Fine · $7,823
- Aug 20, 2024Fine · $7,823
Largest single fine on record: $7,823.
Fire-safety citations
7 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 17, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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