Autumn Care of Marion
Nursing home in Marion, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345165
1264 Airport Road, Marion, NC 28752 · Mc Dowell County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 110
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $10,364 (1)
Does Autumn Care of Marion take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Autumn Care of Marion is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Autumn Care of Marion reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.35
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.81
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.02
- Weekend total hours
- 3.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 26, 2026 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 5, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Autumn Care of Marion 1 time in the past 3 years, for $10,364 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 96.3 residents live here, about 88% of its 110 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 96.3
- Certified since
- August 1, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Autumn Care of Marion
- Legal business name
- Autumn Corporation
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 126 homes nationally under Saber Healthcare Group, 3-star chain average
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Who inspects nursing homes in North Carolina
North Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in North Carolina, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Autumn Care of Marion, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Autumn Care of Marion
What is the CMS star rating of Autumn Care of Marion?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Autumn Care of Marion accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Autumn Care of Marion?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Autumn Care of Marion?
Autumn Corporation, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.