Brunswick Health & Rehab Center
Brunswick Health & Rehab Center is a 100-bed nursing home in Ash, North Carolina. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 2018-03-28. It averages 96.1 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Brunswick Health & Rehab Center?
CMS lists 32 health-inspection deficiencies for Brunswick Health & Rehab Center, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-09.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | F0684, F0697 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2026-04-09 | F0554, F0689, F0698, F0760, F0806 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D |
| 2025-02-18 | F0684, F0714 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. | J |
| 2025-02-18 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | G |
| 2025-02-18 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-02-18 | F0761 | Ensure 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. | E |
| 2025-02-18 | F0622, F0688, F0689, F0690, F0755, F0760, F0880 | Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-12-21 | F0757 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | E |
| 2023-12-21 | F0607, F0656, F0761, F0770, F0776, F0849, F0867 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure 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. / Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents. / Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them. / Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
| 2023-12-21 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | C |
| 2023-11-06 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2023-10-05 | F0756, F0760 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| 2023-08-21 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
Why was Brunswick Health & Rehab Center fined 4 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Fine | $42,978 |
| 2025-02-18 | Fine | $173,554 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $8,190 |
| 2023-08-21 | Fine | $4,963 |
How is Brunswick Health & Rehab Center staffed relative to the NC average?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.46814 | 3.83430 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 55.1 | 49.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 96.1 | 86.9 |
Who owns Brunswick Health & Rehab Center, and what chain is it in?
Brunswick Health & Rehab Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name BRUNSWICK HEALTH & REHAB CENTER, LLC and belongs to the SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | WWBV HOLDINGS LLC | since 09/30/2019 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | EHLE, JOHN | since 12/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | VOLPE, BENJAMIN, WEISBERG, WILLIAM | since 03/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | NICOLUZAKIS, GREGORY, VOLPE, BENJAMIN, WEISBERG, WILLIAM | since 03/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | SABER GOVERNANCE LLC, JOINER, BRIAN | since 03/29/2020 |
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