Autumn Care Of Drexel
307 Oakland Avenue, Morganton, NC 286558284336180Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 100Avg. daily residents: 93Chain: Saber Healthcare Group (126 facilities)County: Burke
The complete public record on Autumn Care Of Drexel, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Morganton, North Carolina, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.
CMS Star Ratings
Overall rating
★★★★☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. North Carolina average: 2.9 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Autumn Care Of Drexel holds a 4-star overall rating, in the top tier CMS assigns. Its health-inspection rating is lower than its overall rating — the overall score is being lifted by staffing or quality-measure ratings, which draw partly on facility-reported data. Nursing staff turnover of 58% is well above the North Carolina average of 49%; high turnover is one of the strongest predictors of inconsistent care. Federal regulators have fined this facility $27,872 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.
Staffing
3.66 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.83)
0.57 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.61)
3.51 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
57.6% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (49.0)
45.5% RN turnover
1 administrator left in the reporting period
Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.
Inspections & Penalties
May 14, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
3 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (4.8)
8 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$27,872 in federal fines across 2 penalties (last 3 years)
below the state average ($36,163)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed
Recent Inspection Citations
17 citations on record across recent inspections, 3 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.
| Inspection | Tag | What was cited | Severity |
|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| May 14, 2026 | 0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Complaint | D · Potential for more than minimal harm |
| May 14, 2026 | 0565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | B · Minimal harm potential |
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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.