Overview
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Kernersville. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 5, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville is a government-run facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 67 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2024.
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 34%
Top 16%
Top 12%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 5, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- 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 staff6.46 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.94 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.75 hrs
- Nurse aides3.77 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 67
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 22, 2024
- 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