Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehab Center of Johnston County sits in a quiet country spot in Benson, North Carolina, close to Highway 242 North, so you can get to it pretty easily from I-40 or I-95, and it's been around for over 23 years with room for about 100 residents on any day, always aiming to look after folks who need post-acute care, short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and long-term living all under one roof. The building offers both private and semi-private suites, and some rooms have extras like flat-screen TVs, in-room refrigerators, and Wi-Fi, which can help make things more comfortable while you're there, plus there's a rehabilitation unit, a therapy gym with an Activities of Daily Living Suite, and outside and inside gathering areas where residents can spend time or join in social activities or just sit with family.
Amenities include 24-hour nurse coverage, an on-site beauty and barber salon, housekeeping, laundry, air conditioning, internet, and parking for visitors, plus there's in-room dining for those who want it, and the staff helps with things like dressing, bathing, laundry, medication reminders, and housekeeping to support assisted living and encourage independence whenever possible. Rehabilitation at the center covers physical, occupational, and speech therapies with a full in-house therapy team and physician oversight, using tools like diathermy and electrical stimulation for joint, muscle, and swallowing problems, and there's a wound care physician, as well as support for managing things like incontinence, falls, IV therapy, cardiopulmonary issues, geriatric psychiatry needs, and podiatry services.
The clinical team works with residents to set up care plans that focus on regaining lost skills after things like accidents, surgeries, or strokes, aiming to prevent hospital returns and treat secondary health problems so people can get back as much independence as possible, while those who are staying longer can receive long-term care, hospice, palliative, and respite care all on the same campus. Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehab Center is managed by Liberty Healthcare Group, LLC and Liberty Healthcare Management, Inc. with Administrator Janet Hogue and has 100 certified beds and about 95 residents each day. It's got a history of offering a full range of care for seniors, but it's important to know the facility has had 58 deficiencies found in state inspections, including two for infection control, and others for areas like dialysis care, respiratory services, and resident assessment-including not always screening for mental health or intellectual disabilities when required.
Nurse staffing is a bit below the state average at 3.62 hours per resident per day, and the nurse turnover rate sits higher than many other North Carolina centers at 70.3%, so care consistency could be a concern for some families, even though the nursing team includes registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants working day and night. The place has a BBB rating of A+ but hasn't gotten BBB accreditation. Liberty Commons is affiliated with Liberty Senior Living, and it is owned and operated by Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Johnston County, LLC along with other Liberty entities.
Residents can get specialized services for recovery after medical events, support for psychosocial needs, fall prevention, wound care, as well as day-to-day help with grooming, eating, and hobbies, in a wheelchair-accessible setting with on-site services, outdoor spaces, and a lounge for social time. The facility isn't perfect-there have been deficiencies, and nurse staffing could be better-but it does offer a comprehensive mix of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and assisted living options along with the therapies and services you'd expect from a center run by Liberty Senior Living.
