PruittHealth-Elkin: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
PruittHealth-Elkin is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Elkin, North Carolina, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 31.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
PruittHealth-Elkin
560 Johnson Ridge RoadElkin, NC 28621
Surry 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-Elkin, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 4% below the North Carolina average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 207 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.72 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 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
31.5% of nursing staff at PruittHealth-Elkin 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 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. 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 1 fine totaling $15,734 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2024 | Fine | $15,734 |
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-Elkin holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About PruittHealth-Elkin
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Elkin, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 12, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near PruittHealth-Elkin
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation Elkin | 3.7 | 99 | 2.24 | 3.60 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Yadkin Nursing and Care Center Yadkinville | 12.4 | 147 | 2.08 | 3.27 | 59.5% | 5 | $8,018 |
| Willowbrook Rehabilitation and Care Yadkinville | 13.8 | 76 | 2.03 | 3.14 | 32.7% | 4 | None |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr SN North Wilkesboro · many days without an RN | 19.5 | 10 | 2.80 | 4.78 | 30.8% | 2 | None |
| Central Continuing Care Mount Airy | 19.8 | 120 | 2.80 | 4.36 | 42.6% | 3 | $5,597 |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy | 19.8 | 33 | 2.77 | 4.79 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Wilkesboro | 20.3 | 120 | 2.52 | 3.18 | 33.8% | 1 | None |
| Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation North Wilkesboro · staffing data not validated | 20.4 | 111 | — | — | 28.2% | 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.