Overview
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Lincolnton. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 78% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 1, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 63 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1991.
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 34%
Top 7%
Top 4%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 1, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.29 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.74 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.66 hrs
- Nurse aides1.89 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 63
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 24, 1991
- 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