Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Conover, NC

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Conover
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Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Conover has a total of 30 active skilled nursing facilities and 3,259 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Conover of 8,540, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 2.62 persons in Conover. There were 2,673 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.02 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Conover has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Conover and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.59	0.57 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.46	2.30 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.90	0.89 / 0.88
All Staff	3.95	3.76 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for North Carolina.

COVID-19 Infections in Conover Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Conover there were a total of 34 new cases and 34 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Conover

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Conover Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Conover, NC. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Conover

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Conover based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Abernethy Laurels 102 LEONARD AVENUE NEWTON, NC	9.33
Trinity Ridge 2140 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE HICKORY, NC	6.67
Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 920 4TH STREET SOUTHWEST CONOVER, NC	0.00
Grace Heights Health and Rehabilitation 109 FOOTHILLS DRIVE MORGANTON, NC	17.33
Iredell Memorial Hospital Inc 557 BROOKDALE DRIVE STATESVILLE, NC	3.33
Shaire Nursing Center 1450 SHAIRE CENTER DRIVE LENOIR, NC	12.00
College Pines Health and Rehabilitation 95 LOCUST STREET CONNELLY SPG, NC	30.67
Peak Resources-Cherryville 7615 DALLAS CHERRYVILLE HIGHWAY CHERRYVILLE, NC	43.33
Huntersville Oaks 12019 VERHOEFF DRIVE HUNTERSVILLE, NC	15.33
The Greens at Hickory 3031 TATE BOULEVARD SE HICKORY, NC	22.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Conover based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Gateway Rehabilitation and Healthcare 2030 HARPER AVENUE NW LENOIR, NC	215.00
Accordius Health at Mooresville 752 E CENTER AVENUE MOORESVILLE, NC	452.67 /
Autumn Care of Drexel 307 OAKLAND AVENUE MORGANTON, NC	174.33
Universal Health Care/lenoir 322 NUWAY CIRCLE LENOIR, NC	93.50 /
Carolina Care Health and Rehabilitation 111 HARRELSON STREET CHERRYVILLE, NC	137.67
The Greens at Viewmont 220 13TH AVENUE PLACE NW HICKORY, NC	238.83 /
The Citadel Mooresville 550 GLENWOOD DRIVE MOORESVILLE, NC	280.33 /
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehab 931 N ASPEN STREET LINCOLNTON, NC	52.83
Lincolnton Rehabilitation Center 1410 EAST GASTON STREET LINCOLNTON, NC	72.00
The Greens at Lincolnton 515 S GENERALS BOULEVARD LINCOLNTON, NC	76.00

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