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Brunswick Cove Nursing Center

An independent review of Brunswick Cove Nursing Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

1478 River Road · Winnabow, NC 28479 · 175 beds
Phone: 9103719894
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates below average, with several concerns worth pressing on.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs $70,913 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Overall rating improved from 1 to 2 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare overall rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 2. The overall rating combines health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into a single Medicare five-star score. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Staffing rating improved from 1 to 3 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare staffing rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 3. The staffing rating reflects nurse hours per resident per day and staff turnover. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★
3 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
1 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).
  • $70,913 in federal fines across 9 penalties.

How it compares vs. 420 NC nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 22% of NC homes
Staffing rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 45% of NC homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 42% of NC homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.26426hrs
Better than 81% of NC homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.55498hrs
Better than 58% of NC homes
RN turnover
42.9%
Better than 53% of NC homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in North Carolina, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

9
Fines
$70,913
Total fines
0
Payment denials
9
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.55498
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.26426
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.40805
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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