Overview
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Morehead City. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 68% 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 January 7, 2026, found 1 health deficiency, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. It came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent is a for-profit facility with 92 certified beds, caring for about 86 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
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 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 7, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 1
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.79 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.45 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.10 hrs
- Nurse aides2.23 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 92
- Average residents per day
- 86
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 15, 1977
- 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