Overview
Brunswick Cove Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Winnabow. It scores best on health inspections (3 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 80% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 4, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 8 fines totaling $57,151 in the past three years.
Brunswick Cove Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 175 certified beds, caring for about 123 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
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 52%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 8 totaling $57,151
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 8
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.14 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.81 hrs
- Nurse aides2.71 hrs
- Physical therapists0.14 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 175
- Average residents per day
- 123
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 10, 1990
- 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