Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Morganton, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345187
109 Foothills Drive, Morganton, NC 28655 · Burke County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.86
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.66
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.65
- Weekend total hours
- 3.34
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 23, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 11, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 97.5 residents live here, about 81% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 97.5
- Certified since
- June 1, 1980
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Grace Heights Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 18 homes nationally under Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation, 4.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
- Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center107 Magnolia Drive, Morganton 28655
- Autumn Care of Drexel307 Oakland Avenue, Morganton 28655
- College Pines Health and Rehabilitation95 Locust Street, Connelly Springs 28612
- Carolina Rehab Center of Burke3647 Miller Bridge Road, Connelly Spring 28612
- Shaire Nursing Center1450 Shaire Center Drive, Lenoir 28645
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 Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation, 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 Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation?
Grace Heights Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.