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Carver Living Center

Nursing home in Durham, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
303 East Carver Street, Durham, NC 27704
Phone
(919) 471-3558
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
345434
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
232
Average residents per day
175
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Carver Healthcare LLC
Chain
Cch Healthcare (33 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 12, 1993
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 345434. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 14, 2026. CMS lists 44 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 28, 2023 to May 14, 2026): 23 from complaint inspections, 8 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
May 14, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
May 14, 2026Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2026Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 14, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in…
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 22, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Apr 11, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection
J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Feb 7, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 44. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 4 fines totalling $128,554 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

May 22, 2025Fine: $13,855
Apr 11, 2025Fine: $14,511
Feb 7, 2025Fine: $17,345
Sep 28, 2023Fine: $82,843
Sep 28, 2023Payment denial for 38 days from Oct 28, 2023

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.56 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.51 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.04 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.17 hours
Administrators who left in the past year
1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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