North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Kernersville, North Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 79% above the North Carolina average of 2.34.
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville
1795 Kernersville Medical ParkwayKernersville, NC 27284
Forsyth 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 North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville, nurse aides logged 4.19 hours per resident per day, 79% above the North Carolina average. With about 58 residents a day, that works out to roughly 243 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.19 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.85 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.19 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 7.23 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 6.24 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 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 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. North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville
- Ownership: Government - State
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: NC Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 22, 2024
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 0.0 | 138 | 2.28 | 3.55 | 70.3% | 3 | $14,511 |
| Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 1.8 | 92 | 2.35 | 3.81 | 66.1% | 3 | $10,699 |
| River Landing at Sandy Ridge Colfax | 5.7 | 60 | 3.45 | 5.52 | 29.5% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Glen Winston-Salem | 6.5 | 117 | 2.91 | 4.16 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Willow Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Winston-Salem · abuse citation | 10.2 | 230 | 2.57 | 3.49 | 54.2% | 1 | $43,838 |
| Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community Winston Salem | 10.5 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Countryside Stokesdale | 10.9 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation Winston Salem | 10.9 | 170 | 2.12 | 3.83 | 61.3% | 1 | $38,527 |
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.