Overview
Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. Among the 2 nursing homes in Jacksonville, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 53% 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 December 12, 2025, found no health deficiencies. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $4,271 in the past three years.
Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 102 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1971.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 12, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $4,271
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.60 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.03 hrs
- Nurse aides2.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 102
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1971
- 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