The Laurels of Chatham
The Laurels of Chatham is a 140-bed nursing home in Pittsboro, North Carolina. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1992-04-28. It averages 122.8 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at The Laurels of Chatham?
CMS lists 31 health-inspection deficiencies for The Laurels of Chatham since 2023-02-09, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-07-08.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-08 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2025-07-08 | F0550, F0644, F0684, F0693, F0695, F0757 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
| 2024-04-17 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2024-04-17 | F0565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E |
| 2024-04-17 | F0550, F0561, F0580, F0677, F0684, F0842, F0867, F0756, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2023-02-09 | F0677, F0686 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | E |
| 2023-02-09 | F0550, F0551, F0561, F0641, F0658, F0688, F0757, F0761, F0842, F0867 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights. / Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / 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 each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
| 2023-02-09 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | B |
Why was The Laurels of Chatham fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | Fine | $10,527 |
How is The Laurels of Chatham staffed relative to the NC average?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.71645 | 3.83430 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 37.5 | 49.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 122.8 | 86.9 |
Who owns The Laurels of Chatham, and what chain is it in?
The Laurels of Chatham is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name LAUREL HEALTH CARE COMPANY OF CHATHAM NORTH CAROLINA, INC and belongs to the CIENA HEALTHCARE/LAUREL HEALTH CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | QAZI, MOHAMMAD | since 02/01/2016 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | KHAN, ANIS, QAZI, MOHAMMAD, STOBB, DAVID | since 02/01/2016 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LAUREL HEALTH CARE COMPANY, JARRELL, JOHN, KHAN, ANIS, QAZI, MOHAMMAD, SIMPSON TAROKH, LEANN | since 01/01/2025 |
| INDIVIDUAL IS AN OWNER, PARTNER OR TRUSTEE OF ANY ADP OF THE SNF | QAZI, MOHAMMAD | since 11/04/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | LAUREL HEALTH CARE COMPANY, JARRELL, JOHN, KHAN, ANIS, SIMPSON TAROKH, LEANN, STOBB, DAVID | since 01/01/2025 |
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