Brunswick Cove Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brunswick Cove Nursing Center is a 175-bed for-profit nursing home in Winnabow, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 74.7% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Brunswick Cove Nursing Center
1478 River RoadWinnabow, NC 28479
Brunswick County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Brunswick Cove Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 5% above the North Carolina average. With about 130 residents a day, that works out to roughly 320 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.47 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.26 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.79 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
74.7% of nursing staff at Brunswick Cove Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 9 fines totaling $70,913 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,814 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,938 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $13,762 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Brunswick Cove Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Brunswick Cove Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Brunswick Cove Living Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brunswick Cove Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Peak Resources-Wilmington, Inc Wilmington · staffing data not validated | 3.3 | 110 | — | — | 34.5% | 1 | $77,879 |
| August Healthcare at Wilmington Wilmington | 3.3 | 120 | 1.76 | 2.83 | 52.3% | 2 | $27,378 |
| Azalea Health & Rehab Center Wilmington | 3.9 | 80 | 1.87 | 3.31 | 51.3% | 2 | $24,470 |
| Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation Center Wilmington | 4.0 | 90 | 2.01 | 3.40 | 47.0% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Grove Wilmington · abuse citation | 6.3 | 100 | 2.75 | 4.37 | 45.5% | 3 | $102,910 |
| Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove Wilmington · abuse citation | 6.5 | 90 | 2.18 | 3.78 | 56.6% | 1 | $141,604 |
| Liberty Commons Rehabilitation Center Wilmington | 8.3 | 82 | 1.93 | 3.30 | 48.8% | 2 | $30,608 |
| Bradley Creek Health Center Wilmington | 8.5 | 30 | 2.18 | 4.39 | 43.8% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.