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Part of chain: LIFE CARE SERVICES (43 facilities, chain avg rating 4.1★)
4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected May 20, 2026
1
Serious findings on record
most recent Apr 17, 2025
$25,490
Fines, last 3 years
5.15
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Apr 17, 2025 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: May 7, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 6 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
G · Actual harm, isolated
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaintF-0689
E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. F-0758
E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
The facility was not properly licensed, or did not operate in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and accepted professional standards. · from a complaintF-0836
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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
Date
Severity
What the facility was cited for
Apr 17, 2025
▲ G · Actual harm, isolated
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689
Apr 17, 2025
E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758
Apr 17, 2025
E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
The facility was not properly licensed, or did not operate in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and accepted professional standards. · from a complaint · F-0836
Apr 17, 2025
D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not help a resident get vision and hearing services — such as eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids. · from a complaint · F-0685
Apr 17, 2025
D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760
Apr 17, 2025
D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842
Inspection trend by year
Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2025
All citations:
6
Serious citations (G–L):
1
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
Year
Citations
Serious (G–L)
Worst severity that year
2025
6
1
G ▲
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
Date
Type
Amount / length
Apr 17, 2025
Fine
$25,490
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityNorth Carolina averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility:
5.15
North Carolina average:
4.01
U.S. average:
3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility:
0.90
North Carolina average:
0.64
U.S. average:
0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility:
4.25
North Carolina average:
3.56
U.S. average:
3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
Measure
This facility
North Carolina avg
U.S. avg
Where it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
5.15
4.01
3.95
top 10% in North Carolina; top 11% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours
0.90
0.64
0.69
top 15% in North Carolina; top 20% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing
4.25
3.56
3.50
top 14% in North Carolina; top 17% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)
0.52
0.41
0.48
top 22% in North Carolina; top 30% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)
57.9
49.0
45.8
bottom 28% in North Carolina; bottom 20% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)
62.5
45.7
42.9
bottom 25% in North Carolina; bottom 19% in the U.S.
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.70, RN 0.82, weekend 3.87.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.70 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
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Masonic and Eastern Star Home of North Carolina, Incorporated
Organization
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest
100%
11/01/1966
Bailey, Gilbert
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
02/14/2025
Browning, Jerry
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
01/01/2020
Burris, Linda
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2020
Edwards, Dennis
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2023
Edwards, Dennis
Individual
Corporate Officer
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2023
Fischer, Amy -Jo
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2023
Fischer, Amy -Jo
Individual
Corporate Officer
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2023
Griffith, David
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
02/01/2020
Hillegass, Joshua
Individual
Operational/Managerial Control
NOT APPLICABLE
03/03/2025
Hillegass, Joshua
Individual
ADP of the SNF
NOT APPLICABLE
02/02/2026
Hughes, James
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
06/14/2019
Jernigan, Gene
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
06/28/2011
Jernigan, Gene
Individual
Corporate Officer
NOT APPLICABLE
06/28/2011
Johnson, Edward
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
09/18/2021
Lewis, Mark
Individual
Operational/Managerial Control
NOT APPLICABLE
03/15/2018
Life Care Services LLC
Organization
Operational/Managerial Control
NOT APPLICABLE
09/01/2021
Life Care Services LLC
Organization
ADP of the SNF
NOT APPLICABLE
04/24/2025
Mills, Tommy
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
12/14/2024
Norris, Steve
Individual
Corporate Director
NOT APPLICABLE
02/14/2024
Showing 20 of 32 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 12 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Services — 43 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
CMS records place this facility in Guilford, NC — 20 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.