Nursing home
NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury
1601 Brenner Ave., Building #10, Salisbury, NC 28145 · Map
Government - State · 99 certified beds
NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salisbury, North Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.07 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Dec 12, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $19,145In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury 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) | 5.07 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.03 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.22 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.9% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 12, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 13, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $19,145, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · 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 · Dec 12, 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 · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 12, 2025 · 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
- 1601 Brenner Ave., Building #10
Salisbury, NC 28145 - CMS certification #
- 345531
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 99
- Avg residents/day
- 84.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-11-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME – SALISBURY) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Nursing Care: 99. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Jan 13, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Feb 1, 2012 to Feb 4, 2012. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: North Carolina State Veterans Home (UHS Pruitt Corporation). Case 1647206.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury. 2.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Autumn Care of Salisbury, Salisbury. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bayada Home Health Care, Inc, Salisbury. 3.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28145 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Dialysis Care Of Rowan County, Salisbury, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Spencer Dialysis, Spencer, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Lexington Dialysis Center, Lexington, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28145.
Novant Health Hospice, office in Salisbury, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services Inc, Salisbury. 5.9 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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.
- 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, 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 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury a good nursing home?
CMS gives NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury staffed?
NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury reports 5.07 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury have?
NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury is certified for 99 beds.