Hickory Falls Health And Rehabilitation
100 Sunset Street, Granite Falls, NC, 28630
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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
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 115 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 31.3% — lower than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 49.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.7% — lower than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 46.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $51,188 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 345246
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 115 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Granite Falls Health And Rehabilitation, Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation chain — 18 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.1 / 5.
Parent entity
Ardent Health And Rehabilitation co
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Sanstone Management Company, Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Hunter Tanner
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- John d Nelson
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Jill Reid
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Christopher Sprenger
Adp of The Snf · since 2020
- Ardent Health And Rehabilitation coParent
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
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 9)
- D0880·May 21, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·May 21, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- J0600·May 31, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0867·Sep 20, 2022
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- D0761·Sep 20, 2022
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.
- D0641·Sep 20, 2022
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- B0640·Sep 20, 2022
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- J0607·Sep 20, 2022
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $51K
Most recent events
- May 31, 2024Fine · $51K
Fire-safety citations
17 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 21, 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.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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