Overview
PruittHealth-Crystal Coast has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Beaufort. It scores 3 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% 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 January 22, 2026, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $25,495 in the past three years.
PruittHealth-Crystal Coast is a for-profit facility with 104 certified beds, caring for about 94 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978.
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 38%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $25,495
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.96 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.68 hrs
- Nurse aides1.40 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 1, 1978
- 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