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Autumn Care of Waynesville

360 OLD BALSAM ROAD, WAYNESVILLE, NC, 28786
(828) 456-7381
90 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
90
CMS facility ID
345110
Care type
Nursing home
County
Haywood
Facility name
Autumn Care of Waynesville
Street address
360 OLD BALSAM ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Waynesville, NC 28786
Phone
(828) 456-7381

Autumn Care of Waynesville is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Waynesville, North Carolina. It is licensed for 90 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 19 senior care facilities in Waynesville 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 Waynesville 48 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $107,387 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.

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 · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2016
Cibc Bank Usa
Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Citrin Cooperman Advisors Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Guffey, Neal
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Marcus, Theodore
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Nicoluzakis, Gregory
Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Ohl Asset (nc) Waynesvitte, Lp
Mortgage holder · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Russell, Alex
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Saber Governance Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Shg Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Shg Mt, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2026
Volpe, Benjamin
Director · Officer · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Walker & Associates Pc
Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Weisberg, William
Director · Officer — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1974-03-06
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$107,387 total
Last standard inspection
2026-06-04
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$333 per day (≈ $10,120/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
60% Medicaid · 13% Medicare · 27% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
11% below the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
90
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
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.
2026-06-04Health inspection6 citations
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2026-06-23
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-06-23
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2026-06-23
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2026-06-23
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 2026-06-23
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-06-23
2025-09-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-19
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (41 citations)
2025-05-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0551
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
Corrected 2025-06-16
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-06-16
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-06-16
F-0607
E · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-06-16
F-0812
D · 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 2025-06-16
2024-11-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0757
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-11-29
2024-05-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered18 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0559
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2024-05-30
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 2024-05-30
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0623
B · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0684
K · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0686
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2024-05-30
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 2024-05-30
F-0698
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0726
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2024-05-30
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 2024-05-30
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-05-30
F-0895
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have a Compliance and Ethics Program.
Corrected 2024-05-30
2025-05-22Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0341
D · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2025-07-16
K-0916
D · No harm found
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Corrected 2025-07-16
2024-05-09Fire-safety inspection10 citations
E-0001
F · No harm found
Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-05-30
K-0111
D · No harm found
Satisfy building requirements after a repair, renovation, modification, or change of user/occupancy.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-07-30
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 2024-07-30
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-07-30
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-07-30
2022-12-21Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0352
D · No harm found
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-04-17
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-04-17
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 2023-04-17
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-04-17

Federal penalties

2024-05-09Fine$107,387
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 345110.
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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

Advanced tier only
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
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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