Premier Living and Rehab Center
Premier Living and Rehab Center operates 127 certified beds in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1978-09-29. It averages 67.4 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at Premier Living and Rehab Center?
CMS lists 56 health-inspection deficiencies for Premier Living and Rehab Center since 2023-04-06, 49 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is K; the most recent health inspection was 2025-06-26.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | F0600, F0686, F0697 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2025-06-26 | F0851, F0868 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. / Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly | F |
| 2025-06-26 | F0684, F0756, F0760, F0761, F0812, F0842, F0867 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / 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. / 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. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / 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. | E |
| 2025-06-26 | F0550, F0552, F0580, F0627, F0641, F0693 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / 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. | D |
| 2025-06-26 | F0637, F0656 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | B |
| 2024-07-02 | F0580, F0600, F0697, F0755, F0760 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. | K |
| 2024-07-02 | F0880, F0940 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. | F |
| 2024-07-02 | F0609, F0636, F0638, F0641, F0656, F0657, F0684, F0692, F0726, F0727, F0756, F0758, F0761, F0842 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. / Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. / Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. / 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. / 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. | E |
| 2024-07-02 | F0550, F0640, F0655, F0686, F0689, F0712, F0730, F0849 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. / Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. / 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. | D |
| 2023-04-06 | F0727 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. | F |
| 2023-04-06 | F0636, F0638 | Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months. / Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | E |
| 2023-04-06 | F0641, F0867, F0883 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| 2023-04-06 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | B |
Why was Premier Living and Rehab Center fined 2 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Fine | $116,751 |
| 2024-07-02 | Fine | $267,040 |
Has Premier Living and Rehab Center had payment denied by Medicare more than once?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | 21 |
| 2024-08-01 | 45 |
How is Premier Living and Rehab Center staffed relative to the NC average?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.60246 | 3.83430 |
| Average number of residents per day | 67.4 | 86.9 |
Who owns Premier Living and Rehab Center?
Premier Living and Rehab Center is registered with CMS as For profit - Individual.
Were you or a family member harmed at Premier Living and Rehab Center?