Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
4010 Bridges Street Extension, Morehead City, NC 28557 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Century Care Management (7 facilities) · 92 certified beds
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Morehead City, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Jan 7, 2026 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care 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) | 3.72 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.12 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.6% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | below 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 Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 7, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 4010 Bridges Street Extension
Morehead City, NC 28557 - CMS certification #
- 345170
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 92
- Avg residents/day
- 87.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-08-15
- Chain
- Century Care Management (7 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Century Care Management
Century Care Management operates 7 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Century Care Management facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
We also offer respite care for patients who normally live at home, allowing caregivers to take a much needed break.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport. 8.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Carteret Health Care Home Health And Hospice, Morehead City. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 6.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28557 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Crystal Coast Inc, Morehead City, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28557.
Hospice Of Carteret County, office in Morehead City, 0.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carteret Medical Group LLC, Newport. 7.7 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center staffed?
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center reports 3.72 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center have?
Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is certified for 92 beds.