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Abernathy Laurels

102 LEONARD AVENUE, NEWTON, NC, 28658
(828) 464-8260
174 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
174
CMS facility ID
345161
Care type
Nursing home
County
Catawba
Facility name
Abernathy Laurels
Street address
102 LEONARD AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Newton, NC 28658
Phone
(828) 464-8260

Abernathy Laurels is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Newton, North Carolina. It is licensed for 174 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Newton and 420 skilled nursing facilities across North Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Abernathy Laurels 7 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Everyage Senior Living
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Abernethy, Julius
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Alcorn, Gregory
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Bolick, Lawrence
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Branch, Anthony
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Clapp, Kenneth
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Erdman, Charles
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Everyage
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 1987
Gilliam, Jeffrey J
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Gray, Paul
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Horton, Michelle
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Howell, Parker
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Jones, Ashley
Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Jones, Tammy
Officer — since 2023
Larson, Sean
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Maddox, Lamont
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
March, Mills
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2017
Mcintosh, Amber
Additional disclosable party — since 2013
Reimann, Aimee
Officer — since 2013
Sloan, Heather
Officer — since 2025
Smith, Shane
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Stone, Susan
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Street, Jody
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Sullivan, Diana
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Syria, Lee
Officer · Operational control — since 2012
Thie, Ronald
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Tobin, Cory
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Wiley, Margaret
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2018
Wood, Kathy
Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1977-01-17
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-09-05
Nurse staffing
4.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$501 per day (≈ $15,230/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
39% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 56% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
34% above the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
174
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2025-09-05Health inspection1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-11-06
2024-07-11Health inspection2 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-08-01
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-08-01
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (4 citations)
2024-07-11Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-08-23
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-08-23
2023-04-13Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-05-25
2022-05-05Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-06-15
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 345161.
What people say on Google.
3.765 ratings on Google
★★★★★Mike and Donna ONeill · 2025-11-26 · via Google

“My mom lived in the Village Independent Living at Abernethy Laurels for 5 years, and our experience was outstanding from start to finish. As her needs increased, we began using their in-home care services, and I can’t say enough about how wonderful the entire team was. Alex, the Director of Home Care, along with Carolina, Latoya, Stephanie, Lynette, and the rest of the homecare staff, were except…”

★★★★★bob sandilos · 2026-02-25 · via Google

“We have had a loved one living in AL memory care for two years. The staff and care have been excellent. We highly recommend Abernethy based on our experience.”

★Charles Oswald · 2025-10-21 · via Google

“If your loved one needs real medical care or attention, I’d seriously look somewhere else. This place might seem great at first—nice tour, clean rooms, well-kept grounds, and decent food—but that’s all surface-level. When it comes to actual care, they fall short. You can spend months asking for help, but the folks in charge will just keep brushing you off. The head nurse doesn’t use email, won’t …”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
Displayed with attribution · refreshed on re-run
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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