PruittHealth-Crystal Coast: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
PruittHealth-Crystal Coast is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Beaufort, North Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 40.6% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
PruittHealth-Crystal Coast
2416 US Highway 70 EastBeaufort, NC 28516
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 PruittHealth-Crystal Coast, nurse aides logged 1.62 hours per resident per day, 31% below the North Carolina average. With about 93 residents a day, that works out to roughly 150 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.62 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.00 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.70 | 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
40.6% of nursing staff at PruittHealth-Crystal Coast 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 27.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $3,728 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2023 | Fine | $3,728 |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Payment Denial | 22 days from Jan 11, 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. PruittHealth-Crystal Coast holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About PruittHealth-Crystal Coast
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Crystal Coast, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near PruittHealth-Crystal Coast
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Embassy at Morehead City Morehead City | 13.3 | 42 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent Morehead City | 13.3 | 92 | 2.07 | 3.71 | 38.2% | 5 | None |
| Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Newport | 19.8 | 64 | 1.99 | 3.38 | 44.7% | 4 | None |
| Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Havelock | 22.0 | 70 | 2.45 | 3.64 | 78.4% | 2 | $167,122 |
| Grantsbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Grantsboro | 31.0 | 96 | 2.10 | 3.25 | 42.0% | 5 | None |
| Riverpoint Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center New Bern | 34.8 | 105 | 2.01 | 3.36 | 23.4% | 3 | None |
| PruittHealth-Trent New Bern | 39.1 | 116 | 2.04 | 3.38 | 17.6% | 1 | $16,152 |
| PruittHealth-Neuse New Bern | 39.2 | 110 | 1.64 | 2.80 | 38.0% | 2 | $88,115 |
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.