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Willowbrooke Court SC Ctr at Tryon Estates
619 Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC 28722 (opens Google Maps) · Polk County · (828) 894-5500· 16 certified beds · avg 6 residents/day · certified since Jun 3, 1994 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: ACTS RETIREMENT-LIFE COMMUNITIES (27 facilities, chain avg rating 4.7★)
5/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Dec 17, 2025
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
4.69
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
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.
Inspection findings in the public record
1 inspection finding in the public record
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
Inspection trend by year
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2024
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | E |
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.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityNorth Carolina averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 4.69
North Carolina average: 4.01
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 1.69
North Carolina average: 0.64
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 4.31
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) | 4.69 | 4.01 | 3.95 | top 15% in North Carolina; top 19% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.69 | 0.64 | 0.69 | top 3% in North Carolina; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.31 | 3.56 | 3.50 | top 13% in North Carolina; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 1.26 | 0.41 | 0.48 | top 3% in North Carolina; top 3% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | — | 49.0 | 45.8 | — |
| RN turnover (%) | — | 45.7 | 42.9 | — |
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 4.63, RN 1.67, weekend 4.26.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.63 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: —/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acts Acquisition and Development Company LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2003 |
| Acts Alliance Management LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2022 |
| Acts Communities of Maryland, INC. | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Acts Legacy Foundation, INC. | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2022 |
| Acts Management Services, INC. | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/24/2009 |
| Acts Retirement Services, INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/24/2009 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities Management, LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2022 |
| Acts Signature Community Services INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/24/2009 |
| Bonita Springs Retirement Village INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2024 |
| Mease Life INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2023 |
| Acts Management Services, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2012 |
| Acts Management Services, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2025 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Mortgage Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/1992 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2012 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/1992 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities Management, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2022 |
| Acts Retirement-Life Communities Management, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/21/2025 |
| Ahern, Susan | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Ahern, Susan | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
| Ahern, Susan | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2020 |
Showing 20 of 55 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 35 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 Acts Retirement-Life Communities — 27 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.
- Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care at Evergreens — Moorestown, NJ · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Court SKD Care Center at Lima Estates — Lima, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care Center at Brittany — Lansdale, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Court-Granite — Media, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Court-Southampton — Southampton, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Court-Spring Hous — Lower Gwynedd, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Ctskdcarectr at Fortwashingtonestates — Fort Washington, PA · overall 5/5
- Willowbrooke Ctskdcarectr Atnormandy Farms Estates — Blue Bell, PA · overall 5/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 26 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 55 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 19 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak Manor - Tryon | 2.7 mi | Tryon, NC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Autumn Care of Saluda | 8.3 mi | Saluda, NC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Hendersonville Health and Rehabilitation | 13.0 mi | Flat Rock, NC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Golden Age Operations | 13.9 mi | Inman, SC | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Inman Healthcare | 14.2 mi | Inman, SC | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Lake Emory Post Acute Care | 15.0 mi | Inman, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Magnolia Manor - Inman | 15.1 mi | Inman, SC | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | SFF |
| Carolina Village INC | 15.7 mi | Hendersonville, NC | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Hendersonville | 15.7 mi | Hendersonville, NC | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Willow Ridge of NC | 15.8 mi | Rutherfordton, NC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Oak Grove Healthcare | 16.0 mi | Rutherfordton, NC | ★★★★☆ | 5/5 | |
| Valley Hill Health & Rehab Center | 16.3 mi | Hendersonville, NC | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 345459.