Deficiency Index

White Oak Manor-Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina · CCN 345171

19 surveys since 2010, 9 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
57
Surveys
19
Harm or worse
9
Immediate jeopardy
4
The record, 2010–2026
’10’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Immediate jeopardy4

Findings at the most serious level CMS records.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file13/19

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
160
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
County
Cleveland · rural
Medicare-certified since
1977

CMS ratings

Overall
2
Health inspection
2
Staffing
2
Quality measures
3

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat more weighted findings than its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 92 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in North Carolina.

Last survey on record

Mar 12, 2026

242 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.433.49
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.43—
Annual nurse turnover62.8%52.4%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

Fines
$42,972 across 5 penalties
Payment denials
1

Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ211.1%K—L—
Actual harmG316.7%H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD738.9%E422.2%F211.1%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 18 of the 57 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F6893×

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

  • F5502×

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • F6562×

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

  • F6001×

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • F6101×

    Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at White Oak Manor-Shelby, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Feb 28, 2023

    Based on observations, record review, Medical Director and staff interviews, the facility failed to protect a resident's right to be free from neglect when staff pushed a resident with diabetes in her wheelchair without shoes, and when the resident asked the staff person to stop because her foot was hurting, the staff kept pushing the wheelchair and the resident sustained an open area to her great left toe and an abrasion to her left heel due to her foot being caught under the wheelchair footrest and being dragged during the transport. The left great toe had to be treated for one month before it healed. […]

  • Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF610Feb 28, 2023

    Based on record review, resident and staff interviews the facility failed to follow their neglect policy in the areas of reporting immediately to administration, conducting a thorough investigation and protecting residents. Transport driver #1 pushed Resident #6 from her room to the front lobby of the facility with her foot caught underneath the footrest of the wheelchair. Resident #6 stated to Transport driver #1 to stop however he kept pushing despite the resident being in pain resulting in an injury to the resident's foot. The incident was not immediately reported to Administration staff. The lack of reporting, investigating and protecting put all residents at risk for serious harm. This occurred for one of one resident reviewed for abuse (Resident #6). […]

  • Actual harm, patternF550Jul 2, 2021

    Based on record reviews, observations, staff interviews, and resident interviews the facility failed to treat residents in a dignified manor when staff did not provide incontinence care and the resident heard staff talking about her being difficult to change (Resident #16), when staff rolled their eyes when a resident asked to be put to bed (Resident #79), when staff told a resident they were going on break before providing incontinence care (Resident #55) and when staff yelled at a resident for trying to get assistance with care and trying to get assistance with incontinence care for her roommate (Resident #73). The residents expressed feelings of being upset, uncomfortable, unclean, and felt the nursing home did not care about them. […]

  • Actual harm, patternF725Jul 2, 2021

    Based on observations, record reviews, resident and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide sufficient nursing staff, resulting in missed showers for dependent residents, partial baths or bed baths being provided instead of preferred showers, nail care not being provided for dependent residents, residents not being assisted up out of bed as requested and incontinence care not being provided for 13 of 17 residents reviewed for dignity and respect, choices and activities of daily living (Residents #16, #79, #55, #73, #47, #53, #71, #35, #78, #70, #39, #40 and #294). The findings included: This tag is cross referred to: 1. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF689Mar 12, 2026

    Based on observations, record review, and resident, staff, and Nurse Practitioner interviews, the facility failed to provide care in a safe manner when staff were assisting a resident (Resident #1) with right side weakness and vascular dementia with incontinence care. The resident fell off the side of the bed onto the floor. The resident complained of mild pain to her right knee and right arm and was provided her as needed pain medication and an order was received for in-house x-rays of the right side. Resident #1's right wrist began to show some mild swelling, and she continued to complain of pain, scheduled pain medication was administered, and she was transferred to the hospital for treatment. […]

Read 22 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 22 of 57 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Mar 12, 2026Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Aug 28, 2025Standard2 findings
  • Jul 23, 2025Complaint2 findings · 1 harm
  • Oct 21, 2024Complaint3 findings
  • May 23, 2024Standard and complaint7 findings · 1 harm
  • Feb 28, 2023Standard and complaint3 findings · 2 harm
  • Jul 2, 2021Standard and complaint11 findings · 2 harm
  • Aug 29, 2019Standard and complaint3 findings · 1 harm
Show the 11 earlier surveys
  • Aug 2, 2018Standard and complaint4 findings
  • Feb 13, 2018Complaint1 finding
  • Jan 23, 2018Complaint2 findings
  • Jun 29, 2017Standard and complaint9 findings
  • Jun 9, 2016Standard and complaint2 findings
  • Apr 30, 2015Standard1 finding
  • Oct 11, 2012—2 findings
  • Mar 14, 2012—1 finding · 1 harm
  • Nov 17, 2011—1 finding
  • Mar 2, 2011—1 finding
  • Sep 30, 2010—1 finding

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

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