Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, part of Avardis Health. 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 43.5% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation
511 Windmill StreetWalnut Cove, NC 27052
Stokes 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 Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 22% below the North Carolina average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 161 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% 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 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 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
43.5% of nursing staff at Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation 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 58.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $40,149 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Fine | $8,827 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $14,521 |
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. Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Avardis Health, 38 homes
- Legal name: 511 Windmill Street Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stokes County Nursing Home Danbury | 9.4 | 40 | 2.19 | 3.54 | 25.0% | 3 | None |
| Oak Forest Health and Rehabilitation Winston Salem | 9.7 | 170 | 2.12 | 3.83 | 61.3% | 1 | $38,527 |
| Countryside Stokesdale | 11.0 | 60 | 2.47 | 3.92 | 46.9% | 4 | None |
| Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 11.9 | 92 | 2.35 | 3.81 | 66.1% | 3 | $10,699 |
| King Health and Rehabilitation Center King | 12.7 | 96 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 59.8% | 3 | None |
| Mill Creek Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Winston-Salem | 12.7 | 66 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 66.7% | 2 | $29,876 |
| Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center Kernersville | 12.9 | 138 | 2.28 | 3.55 | 70.3% | 3 | $14,511 |
| North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville Kernersville | 12.9 | 120 | 4.19 | 7.23 | — | 5 | 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.