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 499 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 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2025 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.
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 March 2025