The Laurels Of Salisbury is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-11-19. 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 (704) 637-1182 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

The Laurels Of Salisbury holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 68.8/100, placing it #8851 of 14703 facilities nationally and #201 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 Salisbury receives a reported average of 3 hours 34 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 52 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 31 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 11 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 50 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 61.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $45,756. 26 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 3 fine(s) totaling $45,756, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 51.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, The Laurels Of Salisbury ranks 8851st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 68.8/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within NC, it ranks 201st out of 418 nursing homes. In Salisbury, it ranks 6th out of 7 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #8,436 nationally and RN hours rank #2,924 nationally (#53 in NC). Our composite quality score of 68.8/100 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 Salisbury, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/north_carolina/salisbury/