Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Co is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2005-06-08. 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 (919) 776-9602 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Co 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 (4★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 58.9/100, placing it #12389 of 14703 facilities nationally and #321 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 Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Co receives a reported average of 3 hours 41 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 14 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 12 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 15 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 8 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 36.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $10,527. 89 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $10,527, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 14.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Sanford Health & Rehabilitation Co ranks 12389th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 58.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within NC, it ranks 321st out of 418 nursing homes. In Sanford, it ranks 3rd out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,416 nationally and RN hours rank #13,597 nationally (#387 in NC). Our composite quality score of 58.9/100 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 Sanford, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/north_carolina/sanford/