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Carolina Rehab Center of Burke

3647 MILLER BRIDGE ROAD, Connelly Spring, NC, 28612
(828) 397-3144
90 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
90
CMS facility ID
345526
Care type
Nursing home
County
Burke
Facility name
Carolina Rehab Center of Burke
Street address
3647 MILLER BRIDGE ROAD
City / state / ZIP
Connelly Spring, NC 28612
Phone
(828) 397-3144

Carolina Rehab Center of Burke is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Connelly Spring, 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 1 senior care facility in Connelly Spring 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 Carolina Rehab Center of Burke 30 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $26,014 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
Lifeworks Rehab
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Carolina Burke Holdings I Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2021
Charles 1994 Family Grantor Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Ck 2008 Family Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Drm South Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Lauren 2020 Family Grantor Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Lauren 2020 Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Leps 2003 Family Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Mcgroarty, Heather
Managing employee · Director — since 2023
Norman 5571 & Family Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Norman 5571 Family Grantor Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Norman 5571 Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Rl 2008 Family Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Robin 2008 Family Grantor Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Robin 2008 Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Rsbrm South Manager Llc
Operational control — since 2021
Saul 2012 Family Grantor Trust
Indirect owner — since 2021
Springrock South Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021
Summer South Llc
Indirect owner — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2003-03-25
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$26,014 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-25
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$642 per day (≈ $19,520/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
39% Medicaid · 28% Medicare · 33% private/other
Occupancy
95% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
72% above 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-08-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 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 2025-09-15
F-0628
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2025-09-15
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 2025-09-15
2024-08-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered8 citations
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 2024-08-26
F-0641
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2024-08-26
F-0646
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.
Corrected 2024-08-26
F-0656
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-08-26
F-0657
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2024-08-26
F-0695
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-08-26
F-0726
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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 2024-08-26
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-08-26
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2024-02-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0867
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-02-20
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-20
2024-01-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-02-17
F-0760
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2024-02-17
2023-02-09Health inspection4 citations
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-03-06
F-0697
E · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-03-06
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 2023-03-06
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-03-06
2024-08-01Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-10-07
K-0347
D · No harm found
Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
Corrected 2024-10-07
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-10-07
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-10-07
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2024-10-07
K-0521
D · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-10-07
2023-02-09Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0321
C · 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 2023-03-26
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-03-26
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-03-26
2021-04-15Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2021-06-12

Federal penalties

2025-08-25Fine$16,985
2024-01-22Fine$517
2024-01-22Fine$8,512
Total fines$26,014
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 345526.
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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
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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