PruittHealth-Carolina Point: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
PruittHealth-Carolina Point is a 138-bed for-profit nursing home in Durham, North Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 57.8% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
PruittHealth-Carolina Point
5935 Mount Sinai RoadDurham, NC 27705
Durham 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 PruittHealth-Carolina Point, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 22% below the North Carolina average. With about 116 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.83 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.65 | 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
57.8% of nursing staff at PruittHealth-Carolina Point 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 77.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 11, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $52,901 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Fine | $35,556 |
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. PruittHealth-Carolina Point holds 1 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About PruittHealth-Carolina Point
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Carolina Point, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 15, 2010
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near PruittHealth-Carolina Point
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| PruittHealth-Durham Durham | 2.7 | 125 | 2.00 | 3.36 | 43.0% | 1 | $34,632 |
| The Forest At Duke Inc Durham · many days without an RN | 2.8 | 4 | 3.12 | 4.15 | — | 4 | None |
| University Health and Rehabilitation Center Durham | 3.1 | 126 | 1.94 | 3.31 | 62.2% | 1 | $129,754 |
| Carol Woods Chapel Hill | 3.2 | 30 | 2.82 | 4.92 | 35.1% | 5 | None |
| Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Chapel Hill | 3.4 | 108 | 2.16 | 3.70 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center Durham | 4.3 | 96 | 2.06 | 3.52 | 60.7% | 4 | None |
| Hillcrest Convalescent Center Durham | 4.4 | 86 | 3.71 | 5.95 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 4.4 | 108 | 2.24 | 3.59 | 58.3% | 3 | 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.