Overview
Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Granite Falls. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on staffing (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 61% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 10, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $51,188 in the past three years.
Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 111 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1985.
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 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 10, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $51,188
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.69 hrs
- Nurse aides2.61 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 111
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 3, 1985
- 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