Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 138-bed for-profit nursing home in Kernersville, North Carolina, part of Liberty Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 70.3% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center
485 Veterans WayKernersville, 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 Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 3% below the North Carolina average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 288 aide hours a day, or about 36 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.55 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
70.3% of nursing staff at Summerstone Health 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 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,511 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2025 | Fine | $14,511 |
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. Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Liberty Senior Living, 37 homes
- Legal name: Liberty Healthcare Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Summerstone Health 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 | 0.0 | 120 | 4.19 | 7.23 | — | 5 | None |
| Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 1.8 | 92 | 2.35 | 3.81 | 66.1% | 3 | $10,699 |
| River Landing at Sandy Ridge Colfax | 5.7 | 60 | 3.45 | 5.52 | 29.5% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Glen Winston-Salem | 6.5 | 117 | 2.91 | 4.16 | 45.1% | 4 | None |
| Willow Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitatio Winston-Salem · abuse citation | 10.2 | 230 | 2.57 | 3.49 | 54.2% | 1 | $43,838 |
| Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community Winston Salem | 10.5 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Countryside Stokesdale | 10.9 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation Winston Salem | 10.9 | 170 | 2.12 | 3.83 | 61.3% | 1 | $38,527 |
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.