WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN
Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1991-07-09, WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN is a 10-bed nursing home in NORTH WILKESBORO, North Carolina, averaging 7.9 residents a day.
Has WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN been cited for violations?
CMS lists 14 health-inspection deficiencies for WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN, all of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2025-04-23.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-23 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-04-23 | F0814, F0880, F0883, F0887 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | E |
| 2025-04-23 | F0641, F0655, F0658, F0695, F0756, F0758 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / 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 |
| 2024-04-10 | F0578, F0695, F0867 | Honor 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. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D |
How is WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN staffed?
| Measure | This facility | NC average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.78476 | 3.83430 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 30.8 | 49.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 7.9 | 86.9 |
Who owns WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN?
WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR SN is registered with CMS as Non profit - Other, operates under the legal business name WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER | since 07/01/2017 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ATRIUM HEALTH INC, NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY | since 07/01/2017 |
| CORPORATE DIRECTOR | BROWN, CHAD | since 02/01/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BROWN, CHAD, EDWARDS, MATTHEW, FOLGER, JENA, RICHARDSON, KARA, WAID, MICHAEL | since 02/01/2019 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | ADVOCATE HEALTH INC, ATRIUM HEALTH INC, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, RICHARDSON, KARA | since 02/02/2026 |
| TRUSTEE OF THE SNF | ADVOCATE HEALTH INC, ATRIUM HEALTH INC, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, EDWARDS, MATTHEW, FOLGER, JENA, WAID, MICHAEL | since 02/02/2026 |
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