Nursing home
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
210 Foxhall Road, Newport, NC 28570 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Principle Long Term Care (44 facilities) · 64 certified beds
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Newport, North Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.18 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Feb 7, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the North Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | North Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.18 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.92 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.9% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 2, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 10, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 210 Foxhall Road
Newport, NC 28570 - CMS certification #
- 345491
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 64
- Avg residents/day
- 58.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-02-04
- Chain
- Principle Long Term Care (44 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Principle Long Term Care
Principle Long Term Care operates 44 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Principle Long Term Care facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Long-term, round-the-clock nursing care for those with chronic illnesses
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City. 8.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Havelock. 5.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Carteret Health Care Home Health And Hospice, Morehead City. 8.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 6.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28570 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Crystal Coast Inc, Morehead City, 9.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Sea Spray, Swansboro, 14.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28570.
Hospice Of Carteret County, office in Morehead City, 8.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carteret Medical Group LLC, Newport. 0.8 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 risk
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 B 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Newport, NC, risk to homes is greater than 96% of communities in North Carolina and 87% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.18 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 64 beds.