Terrabella Lake Norman

Terrabella Lake Norman is a North Carolina-licensed adult care home (license HAL-049-035) in Mooresville with 120 beds, 20 of them in a licensed Special Care Unit. 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 Terrabella Lake Norman licensed in North Carolina?

Yes. Terrabella Lake Norman holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-049-035 from the DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section and appears on the state's current licensed listing, with 120 beds at 140 Carriage Club Drive in Mooresville. At 120 licensed beds it is the 1st-largest of 12 adult care homes in Iredell County.

The licensee of record is HP Mooresville Opco, LLC. 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 Terrabella Lake Norman?

Terrabella Lake Norman's current DHSR star rating is three stars (score 96.00), issued December 15, 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 Iredell County, 5 of 12 rated adult care homes currently hold four stars. The rating is the state's — we do not rate facilities.

Has Terrabella Lake Norman been penalized by North Carolina regulators?

No. DHSR reports no administrative penalties for Terrabella Lake Norman in the last 36 months — the period the state publishes — and the facility's own DHSR record states it has not received any penalties in the last three years.

That is a good sign, not a guarantee. Inspection findings below the penalty threshold still appear as Statements of Deficiencies, covered in the next section. Check the current penalty listing before you sign.

What have state inspections found at Terrabella Lake Norman?

DHSR has posted 30 inspection documents for Terrabella Lake Norman since 2014: 13 Statement(s) of Deficiencies, 5 "No Deficiencies Cited" result(s). The most recent posted entry is a ACLS Annual, Complaint, and Follow-up dated 10/17/2025 (Statement of Deficiency 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 Terrabella Lake Norman offer memory care?

Yes. DHSR's Special Care Unit listing shows 20 of Terrabella Lake Norman's 120 beds licensed for Alzheimer's/dementia care — a secured memory care neighborhood inside the adult care home, with the rest of the building serving assisted living residents.

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 Terrabella Lake Norman located in Mooresville, NC?

Terrabella Lake Norman is at 140 Carriage Club Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117, in Iredell County. ZIP 28117 takes in Lake Norman Waterfront (Mooresville), Langtree. The nearest major hospital is Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.

2 other licensed adult care homes are in Mooresville. 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 Mooresville.

Other licensed adult care homes in Mooresville

• Cadence Mooresville — 96 beds, 36 SCU beds, 3 of 4 (94.50)
• Summit Place of Mooresville — 60 beds, 20 SCU beds, 3 of 4 (99.50)

How much does assisted living cost near Terrabella Lake Norman in Mooresville?

Assisted living in Greater Charlotte typically runs $4,200-$5,800/mo in 2026 and memory care $5,400-$7,200/mo; Mooresville generally prices toward the higher end of the metro range. Terrabella Lake Norman'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 Mooresville.

How should families evaluate Terrabella Lake Norman before choosing it?

Start with Terrabella Lake Norman'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 how the 10 complaint investigation(s) on file were resolved.
• Tour the Special Care Unit separately from the assisted living side; staffing and activities differ.
• In a building this size, ask how many residents each aide is assigned on the overnight shift.
• Confirm the license number on the certificate posted in the lobby matches HAL-049-035.

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 Terrabella Lake Norman an assisted living facility or a nursing home?

Terrabella Lake Norman 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