Overview
Autumn Care of Drexel has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 3 nursing homes in Morganton. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 52% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 14, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $27,872 in the past three years.
Autumn Care of Drexel is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 89 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1982.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 67%
Top 29%
Top 23%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $27,872
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.85 hrs
- Nurse aides2.08 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 89
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 21, 1982
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes