Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, part of Principle Long Term Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 65.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
1839 Onslow Drive ExtensionJacksonville, NC 28540
Onslow 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 Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, 5% below the North Carolina average. With about 103 residents a day, that works out to roughly 229 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 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
65.5% of nursing staff at Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation 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 88.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $4,271 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Fine | $4,271 |
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. Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Legal name: Maple LTC Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Jacksonville | 2.6 | 239 | 2.02 | 3.22 | 48.5% | 3 | $51,984 |
| Brook Stone Living Center Pollocksville · many days without an RN | 20.2 | 80 | 1.97 | 3.23 | 38.6% | 2 | $18,600 |
| Woodbury Wellness Center Inc Hampstead | 28.0 | 112 | 2.60 | 4.51 | 49.1% | 3 | $15,646 |
| The Laurels of Pender Burgaw | 31.3 | 98 | 2.47 | 4.09 | 35.5% | 4 | None |
| Riverpoint Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center New Bern | 31.5 | 105 | 2.01 | 3.36 | 23.4% | 3 | None |
| PruittHealth-Neuse New Bern | 31.8 | 110 | 1.64 | 2.80 | 38.0% | 2 | $88,115 |
| Wallace Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Wallace | 31.8 | 80 | 2.32 | 3.43 | 45.9% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth-Trent New Bern | 31.9 | 116 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 17.6% | 1 | $16,152 |
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.