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86/100

Excellent

Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

1245 Park Avenue, Henderson, NC 27536

CMS 4/5 stars #1 of 3 in Vance County (252) 492-7021
Certified beds
92
Occupancy
75%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $19,620 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

Kerr Lake runs on a corporate for-profit model, and the staffing numbers are genuinely better than most: 4.55 nurse hours per resident day, about 18% above the national average, with turnover at 28.2% against a national 45.8%. That retention matters more than any single star rating, since consistent aides know the residents. The catch is the inspection record, ten deficiencies, including one at harm level and one abuse-related, plus a $19,620 fine, with the most recent inspection dated February 2026. Weekend staffing also dips about 12% below weekday levels, which is when families tend to visit and notice. Solid floor, real blemishes on top of it.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing24/30Stability15/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

24/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.49 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.76 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →28% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$19,620 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.55 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.76 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours4.01 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover28.20%
National average 45.80%Better than average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: February 12, 2026 (8 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE, which operates 40 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of A (86 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.55 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Kerr Lake Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.