Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living

Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living is a North Carolina-licensed adult care home (license HAL-036-040) in Mount Holly with 80 beds. Below is its public state record — license, star-rating history, posted inspections and penalties — plus local cost context and what to ask on a tour.

Is Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living licensed in North Carolina?

Yes. Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-036-040 from the DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section and appears on the state's current licensed listing, with 80 beds at 301 Craig Street in Mount Holly. Its 80 licensed beds rank 5th of 11 adult care homes in Gaston County by size.

The licensee of record is Woodlawn Haven, Inc. An adult care home is North Carolina's assisted living license: personal care, medication administration and supervision under 10A NCAC 13F — not 24-hour skilled nursing, which requires a nursing home license under 10A NCAC 13D.

What star rating does North Carolina give Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living?

Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living's current DHSR star rating is four stars (score 103.50), issued April 9, 2025 after a annual inspection. That is up from two stars on the previous rating.

North Carolina rates every adult care home 0-4 stars from inspection points (100 base points, plus merits for rule-exceeding performance and minus demerits for violations); four stars requires 100+ points on two consecutive annual surveys. In Gaston County, 5 of 11 rated adult care homes currently hold four stars. The rating is the state's — we do not rate facilities.

Has Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living been penalized by North Carolina regulators?

Yes. DHSR's 36-month penalty listing shows 1 penalty item(s) totaling $12,000 for Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living under G.S. 131D-34, in the area(s) of Personal Care and Supervision.

Penalties are imposed for the most serious violations — level A1/A2 findings that caused or risked serious harm, or violations left unabated. A paid or settled penalty does not mean the issue recurred; ask the administrator what was changed and read the linked report.

What have state inspections found at Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living?

DHSR has posted 33 inspection documents for Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living since 2014: 12 Statement(s) of Deficiencies, 8 "No Deficiencies Cited" result(s), and 2 county DSS Corrective Action Report(s). The most recent posted entry is a DSS Complaint Investigation dated 9/16/2024 (Corrective Action Report with Plan of Correction).

10 of the posted entries are complaint investigations. Statements of Deficiencies document rule violations found by DHSR; Corrective Action Reports are the county DSS equivalent. Open the PDFs — the left column is what inspectors found, the right column is the facility's plan of correction. Our guide to reading a DHSR inspection report walks through one.

Does Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living offer memory care?

Not as a licensed unit. Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living does not appear on DHSR's Special Care Unit listing, so it has no beds licensed for secured Alzheimer's/dementia care; residents with mild memory loss may live there, but a secured memory care setting would mean a different community.

North Carolina has no separate memory-care license. A Special Care Unit must add dementia-trained staff, unit staffing, a secured environment and a written disclosure statement. Ask for that statement and compare it with what the tour guide tells you. Browse all licensed Special Care Units.

Where is Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living located in Mount Holly, NC?

Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living is at 301 Craig Street, Mount Holly, NC 28120, in Gaston County. The nearest major hospital is CaroMont Regional Medical Center.

0 other licensed adult care homes are in Mount Holly. Veterans in the area are served by the Salisbury VA Health Care System (W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center) and the VA Charlotte health care centers. See assisted living in Gastonia.

Other licensed adult care homes in Gaston County

• TerraBella Cramer Mountain — Cramerton, 128 beds, 4 of 4 (101.50)
• Morningside of Gastonia — Gastonia, 105 beds, 4 of 4 (103.50)
• Brookdale Robinwood — Gastonia, 89 beds, 3 of 4 (91.50)
• Brookdale New Hope — Gastonia, 86 beds, 3 of 4 (91.50)
• Brookdale Union — Gastonia, 78 beds, 1 of 4 (76.75)

How much does assisted living cost near Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living in Mount Holly?

Assisted living in Greater Charlotte typically runs $4,200-$5,800/mo in 2026; Mount Holly generally prices toward the lower end of the metro range. Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living's own rates are not published by the state — ask for a written rate sheet for your parent's specific room and care level.

Lower-income residents may qualify for State/County Special Assistance through the county Department of Social Services — a cash supplement toward room and board that is not Medicaid, though SA recipients are automatically Medicaid-eligible; an SA/SCU track applies in Special Care Units. Veterans and surviving spouses may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance. See assisted living costs in Gastonia.

How should families evaluate Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living before choosing it?

Start with Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living's public DHSR record — the star rating, the latest Statement of Deficiencies and any penalties — then tour twice, once unannounced near a mealtime, and get the rate sheet and residency agreement in writing before you commit.

What this facility's record suggests asking

• Ask what changed after the 6/16/2024 penalty finding and request the plan of correction.
• Ask how the 10 complaint investigation(s) on file were resolved.
• Ask what happens if your parent later needs secured memory care — a move to another community is likely.
• Confirm the license number on the certificate posted in the lobby matches HAL-036-040.

Questions for any tour

• May we visit unannounced after move-in, including during a meal?
• How long have the administrator and the resident care coordinator been in their roles?
• Who passes medications, and how are medication errors tracked and reported to DHSR?
• How do you handle a resident fall or medical emergency at 2 a.m.?
• Do you accept State/County Special Assistance (SA), an SA/SCU memory-care placement, or VA Aid & Attendance?
• What activities run on weekends and evenings, not just weekday afternoons?

Is Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living an assisted living facility or a nursing home?

Woodlawn Haven Assisted Living is an assisted living facility — in North Carolina terms, a licensed adult care home — not a nursing home; it provides personal care, medication help and supervision rather than round-the-clock skilled nursing.

Last verified: October 2026