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NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury

Nursing home in Salisbury, NC

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1601 Brenner Ave., Building #10, Salisbury, NC 28145
Phone
(704) 638-4200
Listed under
Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating
Medicare CCN
345531
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
99
Average residents per day
83
Ownership
Government, state
Legal business name
Nc Dept of Military and Veterans Affairs Nc Division of Veter Affairs
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Nov 22, 2004
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 345531. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Dec 12, 2025. CMS lists 17 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 23, 2023 to Dec 12, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 12, 2025Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration		B
Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Dec 12, 2025Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State…
Resident Rights		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Dec 12, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 12, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 17. 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 1 fine totalling $12,444 in the last three years.

Dec 12, 2025Fine: $12,444

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
4.79 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.14 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.80 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.81 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
44%
RN turnover (yearly)
14%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

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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