Nursing Care Index

Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation

Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina · CCN 345187 · For-profit (LLC) · part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (18 facilities, chain average 4.2 stars)

CMS rates Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 120 certified beds, 95 residents a day on average. 3 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.

CMS’s ratings

The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.

Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspections★★★★★ 5 of 5
Staffing★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Quality measures★★★★★ 5 of 5
Quality: long-stay / short-stay5 / 4 of 5

Staffing

Total nurse staffing3.88491 hours per resident per day
Registered nurses0.42881 hours per resident per day
Weekend total3.46951 hours per resident per day
Administrators who left1

Citations from health inspections

Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.

SurveyFindingSeverityStatus
2024-09-11 Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · tag F0812
E No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; pattern Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-09-12
2024-03-07
complaint survey
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · tag F0695
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-03-26
2024-03-07
complaint survey
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0842
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated Deficient, Provider has date of correction
2024-03-26

Fines and payment denials

No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.

Who owns and runs it

Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.

NameRoleShareSince
Sprenger, Christopher
Individual
5% or greater direct ownership interest100%2019-07-01
Sprenger, Christopher
Individual
operational/managerial control2019-07-01

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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Burke County.