Nursing home
Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation
1075 Us Highway 17 South, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (17 facilities) · 170 certified beds
Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.87 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Jun 19, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $77,760In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.87 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.29 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.2% | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $77,760, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 22, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 28, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 28, 2023 - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2023
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
- 1075 Us Highway 17 South
Elizabeth City, NC 27909 - CMS certification #
- 345036
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 170
- Avg residents/day
- 146.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-02-13
- Chain
- Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone B; in FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Sentara Home Care Services, Elizabeth City. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27909 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Albermarle Dialysis, Elizabeth City, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Elizabeth City Dialysis, Elizabeth City, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Perquimans Dialysis Nc, Hertford, 13.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27909.
Albemarle Home Care And Hospice, office in Elizabeth City, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Care Aco LLC, Chesapeake. 29.1 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively 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 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 | No plain statements of services found |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.87 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation have?
Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 170 beds.