Overview
Jesse Helms Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. Among the 4 nursing homes in Monroe, 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 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 69% 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 August 14, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them 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.
Jesse Helms Nursing Center is a nonprofit facility with 70 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1973.
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 25%
Top 22%
Top 20%
Family reviews
- DawnMay 2022
RN Ryan Boeving shares patients personal information. Has for years stolen floor stock, med tools and equipment and patient meds with patient labels still attached. Reported to the Director of Nursing who did not seem concerned.
Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- 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 staff3.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.12 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 60
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 18, 1973
- 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