The Laurels Of Pender is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1989-03-06. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (910) 259-6007 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Laurels Of Pender holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 84.4/100, placing it #1887 of 14703 facilities nationally and #35 of 418 in North Carolina. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at The Laurels Of Pender receives a reported average of 3 hours 53 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 37 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 55 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 21 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 22 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 41.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The Laurels Of Pender has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 33.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Laurels Of Pender ranks 1887th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 84.4/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within NC, it ranks 35th out of 418 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,644 nationally and RN hours rank #6,468 nationally (#131 in NC). Our composite quality score of 84.4/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Burgaw, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/north_carolina/burgaw/