Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 64-bed for-profit nursing home in Newport, North Carolina, part of Principle Long Term Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.99 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 44.7% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
210 Foxhall RoadNewport, NC 28570
Carteret 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 Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.99 hours per resident per day, 15% below the North Carolina average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 112 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.99 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
44.7% of nursing staff at Croatan Ridge 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Legal name: River Neuse Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 4, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Havelock | 5.6 | 70 | 2.45 | 3.64 | 78.4% | 2 | $167,122 |
| Embassy at Morehead City Morehead City | 8.0 | 42 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent Morehead City | 8.3 | 92 | 2.07 | 3.71 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth-Crystal Coast Beaufort | 19.8 | 104 | 1.62 | 3.23 | 40.6% | 3 | $3,728 |
| Riverpoint Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center New Bern | 20.1 | 105 | 2.01 | 3.36 | 23.4% | 3 | None |
| Grantsbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Grantsboro | 23.6 | 96 | 2.10 | 3.25 | 42.0% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth-Trent New Bern | 24.2 | 116 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 17.6% | 1 | $16,152 |
| Brook Stone Living Center Pollocksville · many days without an RN | 24.3 | 80 | 1.97 | 3.23 | 38.6% | 2 | $18,600 |
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.