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3647 Miller Bridge Road Connelly Spring, NC 28612 · Burke County
CMS certification number 345526 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Carolina Rehab Center of Burke a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Carolina Rehab Center of Burke as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the North Carolina average of 3.0.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.85 hours per resident per day at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke, above the North Carolina median of 3.57 (US median: 3.72). About 0.72 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.27 hours, 15% below its all-week average. Ask how weekends are staffed. 63.6% of nursing staff left within a year (North Carolina median 48.5%). High turnover can mean residents see unfamiliar caregivers; ask how long the nurses on the unit have worked there.
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke: Medicare and Medicaid
Carolina Rehab Center of Burke is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet North Carolina's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on August 25, 2025 and found 3 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 22 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 22 citations at Carolina Rehab Center of Burke across 6 inspection dates, 15 of them from complaint investigations. 2 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on August 31, 2026 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (5) and resident assessment and care planning (4). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level J, August 31, 2026).
August 31, 2026 · 2 citations · includes complaint inspection
JEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
DProvide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
August 25, 2025 · 4 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JProvide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
DEnsure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
CPost nurse staffing information every day.
August 1, 2024 · 8 citations · includes complaint inspection
EEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
EProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
EEnsure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
DImmediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
DNotify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
DDevelop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
February 17, 2024 · 2 citations · includes complaint inspection
DSet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
January 22, 2024 · 2 citations, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GEnsure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
February 9, 2023 · 4 citations
EProvide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
DSet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Questions to ask on a tour of Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on August 31, 2026 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS rates staffing 2 out of 5. How many residents does each nurse aide care for on day, evening and night shifts?
- Weekend staffing is 15% below the all-week average. Who is on duty on Saturday nights?
- Nursing staff turnover was 63.6% a year. How many of the staff come from agencies?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
3 penalties in the last three years, including $26,014 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2025 | Fine | $16,985 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $517 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $8,512 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 |
| August 2026 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 |
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Hospitals near Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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7.7 mi
Frye Regional Medical Center HickoryEmergency room ★★☆☆☆ Medicare overall 2 of 5Median ER visit 2h 54m for patients treated and sent home
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10.4 mi
Grace Hospital INC MorgantonEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 53m for patients treated and sent home
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11.4 mi
Catawba Valley Medical Center HickoryEmergency room ★★☆☆☆ Medicare overall 2 of 5Median ER visit 3h 48m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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