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Autumn Care of Drexel

307 OAKLAND AVENUE, MORGANTON, NC, 28655

(828) 433-6180

www.saberhealth.com/locations/autumn-care-of-drexel/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google-my-business&utm_term=SHGNC3

100 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

307 Oakland Avenue

Morganton, NC 28655

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

100

CMS facility ID

345222

Care type

Nursing home

County

Burke

Facility name

Autumn Care of Drexel

Street address

307 OAKLAND AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Morganton, NC 28655

Phone

(828) 433-6180

Website

www.saberhealth.com/locations/autumn-care-of-drexel/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google-my-business&utm_term=SHGNC3

About this facility — Autumn Care of Drexel

Autumn Care of Drexel is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Morganton, North Carolina. It is licensed for 100 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 48 senior care facilities in Morganton 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 Autumn Care of Drexel 29 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $27,872 in fines. 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Saber Healthcare Group

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Shg Autumn, Llc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2016

Wwbv Holdings Llc

Indirect owner — 100% stake — since 2019

Lowman, Teresa

Managing employee — since 2023

Nicoluzakis, Gregory

Officer — since 2019

Saber Governance Llc

Operational control — since 2019

Volpe, Benjamin

Director · Officer — since 2019

Weisberg, William

Director · Officer — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility · 20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1982-07-21

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$27,872 total

Last standard inspection

2026-05-14

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$299 per day (≈ $9,090/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

56% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 41% private/other

Occupancy

84% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

20% below the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

100

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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0565

B · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Corrected 2026-05-28

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2026-05-28

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-28

2025-04-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-15

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-05-12

F-0732

C · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2025-05-12

F-0760

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2025-04-17

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-05-12

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2024-08-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-07-24

2024-02-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0759

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0809

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0867

D · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2024-03-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-03-12

2025-04-24Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0321

D · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2025-07-07

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-07-07

K-0352

D · No harm found

Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-07-07

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2025-07-07

2024-02-14Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2024-03-28

K-0923

D · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-03-28

2022-07-07Fire-safety inspection6 citations

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2022-09-13

K-0223

C · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2022-09-13

K-0345

D · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2022-09-13

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-09-13

K-0511

C · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2022-09-13

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-09-13

Federal penalties

2025-04-24Fine$17,345

2024-08-16Fine$10,527

Total fines$27,872

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 345222.

Visitor reviews

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4.175 ratings on Google

★★★★★robotabby “robotabby” - · 2026-07-23 · via Google
“This place was beautiful, nicely set up. Many opportunities for residents to feel welcome. Outside gazebo is well done and a great hangout spot. Welcoming staff and the residents are comfortable going place to place it seems. Very spacious and I’d recommend visiting if considering.”

★★★★★Sidney Corpening · 2026-08-03 · via Google
“Everything was great! I loved the way my dad was treated. The staff was attentive and the workouts helped him do better. My dad was beyond satisfied with his stay and I would recommend this facility.”

★★★★Joyce Wilson · 2026-04-30 · via Google
“I was in Autumn Care Drexel from February to almost the end of April. The first week was rough getting use to a different environment. Therapy pushed me to accomplish my goals so I could come home. Without them pushing me I would probably still be there unable to walk. I made alot of new friends there and hope to be able to stay in touch. I came home on a Thursday afternoon and it was so rough a…”

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