Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove
Nursing Home Facility
5725 Carolina Beach Rd., Wilmington, NC 28412
Welcome to Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove! We are located within minutes of the beach, shopping centers, hospitals and physician offices. Please take a moment and have a tour of our facility. You will notice that we are beautifully decorated with a light and airy beach motif throughout. We also have lovely landscaped courtyards and covered porches for your loved ones outside enjoyment.
Operated by Saber Healthcare Group, which runs 114 communities in our directory.
Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove is licensed for 90 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Wilmington average about 74 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 98% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Wilmington average about 2.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 3 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 57%.
The community is located in New Hanover County, NC.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 41 problems at Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove. 9 findings involved harm to a resident, including 6 that put residents in immediate danger. 23 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 4 times, a total of $141,604. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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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.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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.
Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 90
- Occupancy 98%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 57%
- Last health inspection August 2025
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