Signature Healthcare of Kinston: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Signature Healthcare of Kinston is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Kinston, North Carolina, part of Signature Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 46.7% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Signature Healthcare of Kinston
907 Cunningham RoadKinston, NC 28501
Lenoir 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 Signature Healthcare of Kinston, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, about the same as the North Carolina average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 218 aide hours a day, or about 27 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) | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
46.7% of nursing staff at Signature Healthcare of Kinston 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 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Signature Healthcare of Kinston holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Signature Healthcare of Kinston
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Signature Healthcare, 67 homes
- Legal name: LP Kinston LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 2, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Signature Healthcare of Kinston
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kinston | 1.9 | 175 | 2.35 | 3.52 | 28.9% | 3 | $15,593 |
| NC State Veterans Home-Kinston Kinston | 3.4 | 100 | 3.43 | 5.04 | 37.9% | 2 | $74,987 |
| Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Snow Hill · many days without an RN | 11.3 | 115 | 2.26 | 3.33 | 29.9% | 1 | $18,132 |
| Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Ayden | 14.0 | 82 | 1.81 | 2.99 | 58.4% | 1 | $37,700 |
| PruittHealth-Farmville Farmville | 19.8 | 56 | 2.06 | 3.36 | 49.0% | 3 | $14,697 |
| Macgregor Downs Health Center by Harborview Greenville | 23.4 | 152 | 2.13 | 3.39 | 50.0% | 2 | $10,023 |
| Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Goldsboro | 23.6 | 200 | 1.97 | 3.58 | 59.2% | 2 | $15,358 |
| Greenville Health and Rehabilitation Center Greenville | 24.0 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.40 | 66.4% | 1 | $64,002 |
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.