Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in Kernersville, North Carolina, part of Principle Long Term Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 66.1% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
728 Piney Grove RoadKernersville, 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 Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 204 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 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
66.1% of nursing staff at Piney Grove 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 41.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 27, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $10,699 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2024 | Fine | $5,349 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Fine | $5,350 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Payment Denial | 6 days from Nov 13, 2024 |
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. Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
- Legal name: Snowshoe LTC Group, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 7, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville Kernersville | 1.8 | 120 | 4.19 | 7.23 | — | 5 | None |
| Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 1.8 | 138 | 2.28 | 3.55 | 70.3% | 3 | $14,511 |
| River Landing at Sandy Ridge Colfax | 5.9 | 60 | 3.45 | 5.52 | 29.5% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Glen Winston-Salem | 7.8 | 117 | 2.91 | 4.16 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Countryside Stokesdale | 9.1 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Friends Homes at Guilford Greensboro | 10.5 | 69 | 3.80 | 5.07 | 45.3% | 5 | None |
| Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation Winston Salem | 11.4 | 170 | 2.12 | 3.83 | 61.3% | 1 | $38,527 |
| Willow Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Winston-Salem · abuse citation | 11.6 | 230 | 2.57 | 3.49 | 54.2% | 1 | $43,838 |
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.