The Laurels of Pender
Nursing home in Burgaw, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345298
311 S Campbell Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 · Pender County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 98
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Laurels of Pender take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Laurels of Pender 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 The Laurels of Pender 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
- 4.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.96
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.30
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 40.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 15, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 20, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Laurels of Pender in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.1 residents live here, about 91% of its 98 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 98
- Average residents per day
- 89.1
- Certified since
- March 6, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Laurels of Pender
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 80 homes nationally under Ciena Healthcare/Laurel Health Care, 2.9-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 The Laurels of Pender, 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 The Laurels of Pender
What is the CMS star rating of The Laurels of Pender?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Laurels of Pender accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Laurels of Pender?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Laurels of Pender?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.