Overview
Carver Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 7th of 11 nursing homes in Durham. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 14, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $45,711 in the past three years.
Carver Living Center is a for-profit facility with 232 certified beds, caring for about 194 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
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 64%
Top 72%
Top 68%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $45,711
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides2.08 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 232
- Average residents per day
- 194
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 12, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes