Bladen East Health and Rehab
Nursing Home Facility
804 South Poplar Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Poplar Heights offers a variety of services including, physical rehabilitation, skilled nursing, wound care, trach care, and also senior living. Poplar Heights has 43 private rooms that give our patients privacy and the opportunity to recover in a more home-like environment. We are located in beautiful Elizabethtown, NC, where the beach is only an hour away!
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
With 90 beds, Bladen East Health and Rehab is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Elizabethtown average about 50 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 69% of its licensed beds. That is below the Elizabethtown average of roughly 82%.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2026 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 52%.
The community is located in Bladen County, NC.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 10 problems at Bladen East Health and Rehab. 1 finding involved harm to a resident. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $13,381.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Bladen East Health and Rehab offers assisted living, nursing home care, hospice care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Partnership
- Beds / units 90
- Occupancy 69%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.6
- Annual staff turnover 52%
- Last health inspection June 2026
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