Overview
Southwood Nursing and Retirement has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. Among the 2 nursing homes in Clinton, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 50% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $8,512 in the past three years.
Southwood Nursing and Retirement is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 82 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $8,512
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.56 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.87 hrs
- Nurse aides2.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 82
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 17, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes