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Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center

1410 East Gaston Street, Lincolnton, NC, 28092

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 345159

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
Certified beds
120 · avg 100 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
54.8%higher than most North Carolina nursing homesNorth Carolina avg: 49.6% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
50%near the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 46.6% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the North Carolina averageNorth Carolina avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $71,117 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
345159
Certified beds
120 beds · avg 100 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
Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center Llc
Chain affiliation
Sovereign Healthcare Holdings

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlcHolding company in ownership

Chain affiliation

Part of the Sovereign Healthcare Holdings chain — 43 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.7 / 5.

Parent entity

Sovereign Carolina Holdings Llc

Disclosed owners (18 on record)

  • Sarah Rebecca Howe

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2026

  • Waseem Ghannam

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • Hsp Carolina, Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Southern Healthcare Management Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Forvis Mazars Llp

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • William Notermann

    Adp of The Snf · since 2023

+ 12 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

25 health citations on file13 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $71K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 25)

  • E0679·Jul 2, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  • D0657·Jul 2, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

  • D0558·Jul 2, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

  • D0689·May 1, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • G0677·Apr 13, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

  • G0626·Apr 13, 2024Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.

  • G0624·Apr 13, 2024Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

  • G0550·Apr 13, 2024Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $71K

Most recent events

  • Feb 15, 2024Fine · $71K

Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 13, 2024. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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