Premier Living and Rehab Center
Nursing home in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345185
106 Cameron Street, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 · Columbus County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 127
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $384,730 (2)
Does Premier Living and Rehab Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Premier Living and Rehab Center 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Premier Living and Rehab Center 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
- 2.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.66
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 2.65
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 27, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 26, 2025, found 20.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Premier Living and Rehab Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Premier Living and Rehab Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $384,730 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 76.7 residents live here, about 60% of its 127 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 127
- Average residents per day
- 76.7
- Certified since
- September 29, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Premier Living and Rehab Center
- Legal business name
- Premier Living and Healthcare Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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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 Premier Living and Rehab Center, 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 Premier Living and Rehab Center
What is the CMS star rating of Premier Living and Rehab Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Premier Living and Rehab Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Premier Living and Rehab Center?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Premier Living and Rehab Center?
Premier Living and Healthcare Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.