Troubled NC nursing home set to lose nearly all its government funding -- and patients

The large majority of patients living at a troubled Salisbury nursing home may have to move because the facility is set to lose virtually all of its government funding, The Charlotte Observer has learned.

The Citadel Salisbury, a for-profit home that has repeatedly run afoul of federal health and safety requirements, has been notified that it will lose its Medicaid funding in addition to its Medicare funding, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

In 2020, about 80% of inpatient days at the facility were funded by Medicaid and Medicare, according to figures compiled by snfdata.com, which compiles information about nursing homes from Medicare cost reports and other sources.

The short-staffed nursing home now has about 85 residents.

The Citadel Salisbury will lose its Medicare eligibility on May 19, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this week. The Medicaid termination will occur simultaneously, DHHS said.

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