State assisted-living licensing record · North Carolina DHSR · record as pulled October 1, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Highlands Senior Living
2270 Oakland Road, Forest City, NC 28043 · Rutherford County · 44 licensed beds
DHSR facility ID 940543 · licence HAL-081-054 · licensed through December 31, 2026
The licence
Licensed by DHSR · Adult care home · managed by Highlands Senior Living LLC
Licence details, as listed by DHSR
- Licensed as
- Adult care home
- Licence
- HAL-081-054
- Licence expires
- December 31, 2026
Position within North Carolina
23 citations — more than 89% of the 568 licensed assisted living facilities in North Carolina. Compared only within North Carolina: a citation from DHSR means what it means in North Carolina, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 3 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Severity, the regulation text, the surveyor's narrative, the star rating, and penalties. DHSR assigns no severity on these statements; the plan of correction is the facility's own text and is not republished, and the star rating and the penalties DHSR lists on the same page are not republished. What is here is unusual among states: DHSR's Construction Section inspects the building and its fire safety itself and posts those statements per home, so this record carries a real life safety section. Family care homes, two to six beds, are also licensed by DHSR and are not included.
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Life safety and building citations
The citations about the building itself — fire and life safety, physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.
How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in North Carolina. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 23 |
| Median facility in North Carolina | 6 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2023 | complaint investigation | 4 |
| May 28, 2024 | annual inspection, follow-up | 2 |
| September 9, 2025 | Construction Section complaint investigation | 1 |
| June 25, 2026 | annual inspection, follow-up | 16 |
What the citations cover
- Resident care 12
- Staffing and training 7
- Medication 2
- Physical plant 2
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Resident care | 12 |
| Staffing and training | 7 |
| Medication | 2 |
| Physical plant | 2 |
Every visit on file since October 2023
As published by DHSR, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DHSR’s own.
June 25, 2026 — annual inspection, follow-up, 16 citations
| Tag | What DHSR checks |
|---|---|
| D124 | Qualifications Of Manager |
| D125 | Qualifications Of Medication Staff |
| D139 | Other Staff Qualifications |
| D140 | Other Staff Qualifications |
| D151 | Personal Care Training And Competency |
| D167 | Training On Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation |
| D177 | Management Of Facilities-General Administrato |
| D248 | Resident Contract, Information On Facility & |
| D273 | Health Care |
| D296 | Nutrition And Food Service |
| D309 | Nutrition and Food Service |
| D310 | Nutrition and Food Service |
| D316 | Activities Program |
| D317 | Activities Program |
| D319 | Activities Program |
| D358 | Medication Administration |
September 9, 2025 — Construction Section complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What DHSR checks |
|---|---|
| C088 | Housekeeping-Clean and repaired |
May 28, 2024 — annual inspection, follow-up, 2 citations
DHSR also holds 18 older citations for this facility from before October 2023, outside the 3-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the DHSR record as pulled October 1, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the North Carolina state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.