Premier Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

    225 White Street, Jacksonville, NC, 28546
    2.2 · 13 reviews
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    1.0

    Neglectful care, dirty facility, unresponsive

    I placed my father here and it was a disaster. CNAs routinely ignored residents, left him soiled, didn't turn or clean him properly, meds were slow with no explanations, and wound/feeding concerns led to weight loss and bedsores. Rooms smelled, were dirty and buggy, with broken fixtures and a foley left in too long; weekends were especially understaffed. Therapy (PT/OT) staff were the only real bright spot and a few aides were kind, but management was unresponsive, prejudiced, and inflexible. I cannot recommend this facility.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.15 · 13 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.5
    • Staff

      2.2
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      1.8
    • Value

      2.2

    Pros

    • Professional rehabilitation/therapy staff
    • A few caring and dedicated therapists
    • Some CNAs and frontline staff described as friendly and helpful
    • Reports of clean and well-maintained areas from some reviewers
    • Responsive maintenance (e.g., quick fire alarm repair)
    • Convenient location near hospital and shopping
    • Activities offered (e.g., bingo)
    • Some residents reported being content and happy
    • Occasional positive reports about food

    Cons

    • Poor overall medical care and wound management
    • Insufficient nursing staff; heavy reliance on aides
    • Slow medication delivery and medicine concerns
    • No on-site doctor and limited physician presence
    • Long emergency call-button response times
    • Residents left soiled, wet, or unturned; hygiene neglect
    • Bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, and health decline reported
    • Weekend understaffing; minimal staffing on weekends
    • Poor room cleanliness and bug infestations
    • Broken/deteriorating room fixtures and foul odors
    • Staff unprofessionalism (gossiping, texting, roughness)
    • Management described as disrespectful, prejudiced, and unresponsive
    • Inflexible, punitive scheduling and staffing policies
    • Discharges without follow-up appointments or medication explanations
    • Inadequate access to medical testing/equipment on weekends (e.g., INR)
    • Meals inconsistent, sometimes inaccessible or poor
    • Housekeepers or non-clinical staff performing clinical tasks improperly
    • Delayed or absent wound and catheter (Foley) care

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed but leans strongly negative, with many reviewers reporting serious and recurring concerns about the quality of medical care, staffing levels, and basic hygiene. Multiple accounts describe neglect that reportedly led to worsened medical conditions (weight loss, ulcers/bedsores, dehydration and malnutrition). While a minority of reviewers praise specific staff members and aspects of the facility, the dominant themes are understaffing, inconsistent care, and management failings.

    Care quality is the most frequently criticized area. Reviewers report slow medication delivery, delayed medical attention, inadequate wound care, and poor management of catheters (Foley left in too long). There are repeated mentions of residents being left on toilets for long periods, left soiled or wet, and not turned — all indicators of substandard basic nursing care. Several reports suggest a lack of true medical staff on site (no on-site doctor, limited physician coverage) and reliance on aides rather than licensed nurses, with at least one report that one nurse was responsible for the whole facility. Emergency call-button response times are described as long, and there are examples of discharge processes lacking follow-up appointments or clear medication explanations.

    Staffing and management issues are a major pattern. Reviewers note severe understaffing, particularly on weekends when the facility is described as a "ghost town" with as few as one aide for many patients. Staffing policies and culture are criticized: management is described as prejudiced, disrespectful, and unresponsive to both staff and families. Several employees are reportedly forced into inflexible scheduling or required to come in after hospitalization. Nonclinical staff (e.g., housekeepers) are reported to be performing clinical tasks they should not, and there are multiple complaints about unprofessional behavior from staff — gossiping in hallways, texting in patient rooms, and rough handling of residents. These issues combine to create a sense among many reviewers that oversight and clinical leadership are lacking.

    Facility condition and cleanliness show mixed reports but numerous concerning details. Some reviewers state the environment was initially clean and well-maintained, and maintenance responsiveness is noted positively in a few cases. However, many other reviews describe poor room cleanliness, bug infestations, lingering foul smells, broken fixtures (scratched walls, broken closet doors), and dark or rundown rooms. Housekeeping and infection-control concerns are serious in several accounts. Food and dining are reported inconsistently: a portion of reviewers say the food is good, while others describe meals as poor, inaccessible, or left to the imagination; meal access and feeding assistance appear to be variable and sometimes inadequate.

    Rehabilitation services are the clearest bright spot across the reviews. Physical and occupational therapy teams are frequently described as professional, hardworking, and caring, and therapy is explicitly called a "bright spot" by multiple reviewers. Activities exist (for example, bingo) but some reviewers feel activities staff can be biased or that some residents are sidelined from activities.

    A notable pattern is variability: some reviewers report friendly, helpful staff, clean facilities, and satisfaction, while many others report neglect and harm. This suggests inconsistent care quality across shifts, units, or time periods. Given the number and severity of negative accounts — particularly those involving hygiene neglect, wounds, weight loss, medication delays, and poor management response — families and advocates should exercise caution. If considering this facility, it would be prudent to closely monitor clinical care, ask for clear documentation of nursing coverage and medical oversight, confirm weekend access to necessary testing and physician coverage, verify discharge planning and medication reconciliation procedures, and meet the therapy team if rehabilitation is a central need. The most consistent positive takeaway is that rehabilitation staff and a subset of frontline caregivers can provide professional, compassionate care, but these strengths coexist with systemic problems that multiple reviewers say significantly affect resident safety and quality of life.

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    About Premier Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

    Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jacksonville, NC, is a long-term care facility with 239 skilled nursing beds where people get short-term rehabilitation after hospital stays or long-term care for chronic illnesses, and there's a memory care unit for residents with dementia, and the staff watches over residents 24 hours a day, helping them with daily needs and medical care. Residents can join in social and purposeful activities, spend time in a therapy gym stocked with specialized equipment and technology, and share meals in a restaurant-style dining room, where kitchen staff prepare meals for specific diets and personal preferences, which keeps everyone social and comfortable. The rooms include both private and semi-private spaces, and care teams develop personalized care plans with support like wound care, IV therapy, stroke recovery, therapy for the heart and lungs, and physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and the facility uses an interdisciplinary team to focus on the full needs of each person, including emotional and spiritual health. Staff and management try to keep the building safe and clean, using measures like mask requirements when needed, disease prevention protocols from CDC and CMS guidance, partnerships with university epidemiologists, air scrubbers, and electrostatic cleaning. Still, there have been concerns about cleanliness and safety over the years, including reports of dirty showers, ceiling tiles with stains or dark growths, possible mold, and rooms with hazardous materials like falling fiberglass, and the facility has had 36 deficiencies in inspection reports, 3 related to infections, and has been involved in investigations into neglect or unsafe practices, but they have worked to address issues in infection control, medication safety, and prevention of abuse or neglect. The nursing staff has a nurse turnover rate of 44.1% which is lower than the state average, but nurse hours per resident per day is a little below state average. Management has stayed the same since 2011, run by Principle Long Term Care, Inc. and Robert Hill, and while there have been improvements over the years, some problems have lingered, especially around building maintenance and cleanliness, but they keep routines in place for regular health monitoring, safety, and care, and do their best to help residents avoid readmission to the hospital, aiming for quality of life, comfort, and dignity for people in their care.

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