“The management is top-notch and always accessible, which gives me peace of mind. The dining options are fantastic, with beautifully prepared meals that my mother in law enjoys. Activities are plentiful and well-planned, keeping everyone engaged. The maintenance team ensures everything is in great shape, and the overall atmosphere feels like home. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a caring community.”
Assisted Living and Memory Care
Kempton of Jacksonville
3045 Henderson Drive Extension, Jacksonville, NC 28546 · Map
Assisted LivingAlso memory care
79 residentsLicensed capacity
$3,700 to $6,000/moTypical assisted living start in North Carolina, from 100 communities that publish prices
20+ interviewsPhone-verified by Senior Living Alliance
What residents and families say
Verified by phone interview
Senior Living Alliance interviews named residents and family members by phone and records each call. Every testimonial is dated and published as given. How we verify
19 more testimonials
“The activity director goes out of her way to find new and innovative things to keep my mom and the other residents happy and engaged. The wait staff in the kitchen are absolutely 100% on top of everything, and housekeeping is definitely on top of things, coming into mom's room every single day. I really like that the local community college brings in students, which livens up the place. When I drop a suggestion, they always respond quickly, within the same day, and I appreciate that.”
“The place is well run, and it's always clean whenever I go in, at different times of the day. My husband eats very well. His clothes are kept clean, and the building is well maintained. The caregivers in his section are friendly and professional, and they take care of him. They do a fantastic job, and I know he is well taken care of. I'm so thankful to have gotten him in there. I appreciate the value, and I've already recommended it several times.”
“I am very pleased here. Management is on top of things and ready to take care of whatever comes up, and when my husband pushes his button, they come to his room. The dining room is wonderful, and the lady who runs it is a super person. They do an excellent job cleaning his room. When something needed fixing, the maintenance man said, "That's my job," and he is excellent. It is a very nice place, and the nurses are on top of everything and take care of him.”
“We looked at a number of places, and this was the best, so I recommend it all the time. Management is always available, kind and does what's best for my mother-in-law. The food service lead knows she loves her coffee and keeps me informed. The activity director plans a great variety and started family fun nights on Saturdays. Her room is always clean, the facility is beautiful, and the care team is the most superior part. She says the people here are so nice and so good.”
“I feel so blessed that they are taking care of my mother. The office staff is very helpful, pleasant and professional, and they call me about anything I need to know. The activity staff are patient and compassionate, and my mom is always smiling. It's the cleanest facility I've ever been in. The maintenance man has been more than helpful hanging her decor. The care team is so on top of everything, and it's worth the price. I've recommended it, and a friend's mother lives here now.”
“The management team is incredibly respectful and responsive, always willing to help. The activities are well-planned and keep everyone engaged, which my loved one really enjoys. The maintenance staff is prompt and efficient, ensuring everything is in top shape. Overall, I would highly recommend this community for its warm atmosphere and attentive staff.”
“The management team is incredibly responsive and respectful, always ready to help. The dining options are excellent, with a variety of delicious meals that he enjoys. The housekeeping staff keeps everything spotless, and the maintenance team is quick to address any issues. Overall, the value is fantastic compared to his previous place. I highly recommend this community!”
“The management is responsive and accessible, always ready to address any questions. The dining options are excellent, with delicious meals that keep residents healthy and happy. Activities are engaging, with frequent events that include family members. Overall, I feel grateful for the care and support my mother receives, and I highly recommend this community to others.”
“The staff is incredibly friendly and professional, always making us feel welcome. The activities were fantastic; my mom loves the bingo sessions, and it was heartwarming to see her so happy. The place was clean and well-maintained, which added to our peace of mind. Overall, I highly recommend this community for anyone looking for a supportive and engaging environment for their loved ones.”
“The management team was incredibly supportive and made the transition smooth. The activities were fantastic, keeping her engaged and active. The housekeeping staff kept everything spotless, and the maintenance team was always quick to help. Overall, it was a positive experience, and I highly recommend this place to others.”
“The staff was incredibly compassionate and attentive, making us feel right at home. The meals were delicious, and the activities were engaging, which my loved one really enjoyed. The place was always clean and well-maintained, creating a welcoming atmosphere. Overall, it was a wonderful experience, and I highly recommend this community for anyone looking for a caring environment.”
“The staff is incredibly friendly and responsive, making us feel welcomed right away. The dining options are excellent, with delicious, well-balanced meals that my dad enjoys. The activities department keeps him engaged with fun events like bingo and sing-alongs. Overall, the atmosphere is warm and inviting, and I highly recommend this community for anyone looking for a supportive environment.”
“The management team was incredibly supportive and accommodating, making the transition smooth during a tough time. The food is delicious, and my aunt never misses a meal, which speaks volumes. The staff is attentive and truly cares about the residents. The activities encourage family involvement, which I appreciate. Overall, I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a caring community.”
“The management team was exceptional, always accommodating his needs and ensuring he felt comfortable. The food was impressive, with meals that looked and tasted better than many local restaurants. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the staff genuinely cared about the residents. Overall, I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a supportive and friendly environment for their loved ones.”
“The management is attentive and responsive, making sure residents feel comfortable and cared for. The dining experience is top-notch, with a variety of meals that cater to different tastes. The activities offered keep everyone engaged and active, fostering a vibrant community spirit. Overall, the facility is clean, beautifully maintained, and has a warm, welcoming atmosphere.”
“The staff is incredibly attentive and genuinely cares about the residents, which really shows in their interactions. The dining experience is top-notch, with fresh, delicious meals and a great variety. The activities offered are engaging and fun, keeping everyone entertained. Overall, it feels like a warm community where my loved one is truly happy!”
“The management is incredibly friendly and always available to chat, which makes things so much easier. The dining options are fantastic, with a great variety of meals that my mother in law enjoys. The activities calendar is packed with engaging events, and the staff genuinely cares about the residents. Overall, I feel that my mother in law is in a safe and welcoming environment. I highly recommend this place!”
“The management is accessible and responsive, which makes me feel reassured. The dining options are excellent, with delicious meals and friendly service. The activities offered are engaging and varied, ensuring residents have plenty to do. Overall, the staff demonstrates a caring attitude, making it a welcoming environment. I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a senior living community.”
“The management is incredibly attentive and responsive, making me feel confident about my wife's care. The dining options are diverse and delicious, and the activities are engaging and well-suited for residents. Housekeeping and maintenance are also top-notch, keeping everything spotless. Overall, I feel the value is excellent, especially when compared to other places. I highly recommend this community to anyone looking for a supportive environment for their family members.”
About the community
Kempton of Jacksonville is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Jacksonville, North Carolina. It is licensed for 79 residents. 20+ residents and family members have shared phone-verified testimonials through Senior Living Alliance.
Life at Kempton of Jacksonville
Dining
Residents are served three chef-prepared meals daily in a restaurant-style dining room, with a la carte menu options. A private dining room is available for special events.
Activities
A monthly calendar of events and activities is offered, along with the INSPIRE wellness program. Scheduled transportation takes residents to events, activities and doctor appointments. Common spaces include a media lounge and a game room.
Amenities
- Private dining room
- Salon and barber shop
- Media lounge
- Game room
- Activity spaces
- Kitchenettes
Memory care program
Memory care uses Liberty Senior Living's GEMMS (Genuine, Engaging and Meaningful Memory Support) program, with personalized activities in a dedicated neighborhood for residents living with dementia.
Floor plans
3 layouts from Kempton of Jacksonville’s website. Sizes and prices are as the community lists them; ask which are available now.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $3,625 /mo | Oct 11, 2026 |
Area costs
Assisted Living in North Carolina typically starts at $3,700 to $6,000 a month. Based on 100 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price.
Memory Care in North Carolina typically starts at $6,450 to $10,150 a month. Based on 58 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price.
How this page is paid for. Lilisity is operated by Senior Living Alliance. Kempton of Jacksonville is a member and pays SLA for its resident and family interview program. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating or the order of search results. Testimonials come from SLA phone interviews. Prices, license details and inspections come from the community’s published rates and public records. How we verify testimonials · How we are paid
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
0Type A violations
0Type B violations
Last state inspection: Jun 21, 2024. See the record
License
Active, 79 residents
Adult Care Home HAL-067-008. Licensee Liberty Commons Assisted Living of Onslow County, LLC.
Nearest emergency room
2.8 miles
Onslow Memorial Hospital, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
State inspection recordDHSR star rating 4 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B
- DHSR star rating
- 4 stars, score 101.50 issued July 30, 2024 after an annual inspection
- Last state inspection
- June 21, 2024 (ACLS Annual, Complaint, and Follow-up)
- Inspections posted since October 15, 2023
- 3, 1 with no deficiencies cited
- Type A1 violations
- 0 death or serious harm, abuse, neglect or exploitation
- Type A2 violations
- 0 substantial risk of those
- Type B violations
- 0 detrimental to health, safety or welfare
- Other rules not met
- 0
- Penalties (last 36 months)
- None
2 reports could not be read automatically; the counts above leave them out. Open them on the state’s site.
Inspections since October 15, 2023
- June 21, 2024: ACLS Annual, Complaint, and Follow-up, deficiencies cited. Report
- April 24, 2024: Constr Biennial Follow-up, no deficiencies cited.
- January 31, 2024: Constr Biennial, deficiencies cited. Report
Read every report on the state’s site → · DHSR star rating worksheet
What these terms mean
The DHSR star rating is the state's rating, not ours. DHSR: each facility “begins with a base score of 100 points. Based on the facility's compliance or non-compliance with rule areas during inspections, the facility earns merit or demerit points which are added or subtracted from the 100 base points.” Scale: 4 stars = 100 or more points on two consecutive annual surveys; 3 stars = 90.0 to 99.9 points (or 100 or more on one annual inspection); 2 stars = 80.0 to 89.9; 1 star = 70.0 to 79.9; 0 stars = 69.9 or lower.
DHSR: “months will typically pass between inspections and much could change for the better or worse in a facility between inspections. Therefore, it is advised that consumers visit the facility themselves before making such an important decision.”
Type A1 violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing a facility which results in death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident.”
Type A2 violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing the licensure of a facility which results in substantial risk that death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation will occur.”
Type B violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing a facility which is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any resident, but which does not result in substantial risk that death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation will occur.” There is no fine for a Type B violation; an “Unabated B” is one not corrected within 45 days, which can be fined up to $400 a day.
A deficiency cited without a violation type is a rule not met that DHSR did not classify as a Type A or Type B violation.
IDR pending means the facility asked for Informal Dispute Resolution, “a process that gives a facility the opportunity to dispute all or some of the findings of a state inspection.”
DHSR posts Statements of Deficiencies for inspections since November 1, 2014 where deficiencies were found; inspections with no deficiencies are listed as “No Deficiencies Cited” without a report. Violation counts cover inspections since October 15, 2023 and are read from DHSR’s reports; penalties cover the last 36 months. This home is licensed for 79 residents; larger homes are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community and the county Department of Social Services adult home specialist about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Liberty Commons Assisted Living of Onslow County, LLC
- License type
- Adult Care Home
- License number
- HAL-067-008
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 79
- Licensee
- Liberty Commons Assisted Living of Onslow County, LLC
- County
- Onslow County
- Administrator
- Traci N. Marks
Source: North Carolina state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the North Carolina licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina
- NC Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS). Yes. NC Medicaid's Personal Care Services benefit covers hands-on personal care for eligible residents of licensed adult care homes. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.8 mi, nursing home 2.0 mi, pharmacy 1.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Jacksonville. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Lower Cape Fear Lifecare, Jacksonville. 0.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Johnsons Drugs. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28546 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Sedc Jacksonville Dialysis Center, Jacksonville, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita New River Dialysis, Jacksonville, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28546.
Continuum Home Care & Hospice, office in Jacksonville, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carteret Medical Group LLC, Cedar Point. 20.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas; in a hurricane evacuation zone
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone E on the North Carolina Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (North Carolina Emergency Management, map updated Jun 5, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- This address is in a hurricane evacuation zone. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Kempton of Jacksonville provide?
Kempton of Jacksonville is licensed by the state of North Carolina for assisted living, memory care in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Its licensed capacity is 79 residents.
Does Kempton of Jacksonville have verified testimonials?
Yes. 20+ residents and family members have shared testimonials about Kempton of Jacksonville through phone interviews verified by Senior Living Alliance.
How much does Kempton of Jacksonville cost?
Assisted Living in North Carolina typically starts at $3,700 to $6,000 a month. Based on 100 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Kempton of Jacksonville?
Use Kempton of Jacksonville's website, kemptonofjacksonville.com, or visit at 3045 Henderson Drive Extension, Jacksonville, NC 28546.
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