Overview
Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Walnut Cove. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 98% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 21, 2025, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $40,149 in the past three years.
Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 85 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 77%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 21, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $40,149
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.92 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.41 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.71 hrs
- Nurse aides1.81 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 85
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes