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North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville
1795 Kernersville Medical Parkway, Kernersville, NC 27284 · Map
Government - State · 120 certified beds
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kernersville, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall. Its most recent inspection on Dec 5, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville 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) | — | 3.78 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.59 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.33 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 50.4% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last 2 standard inspections (August 2024 to December 2025)
About this facility
- Address
- 1795 Kernersville Medical Parkway
Kernersville, NC 27284 - CMS certification #
- 345579
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 17.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2024-08-22
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
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-Kernersville) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: Skilled Care: 120. 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 Jun 17, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- High Point Regional Health System, High Point. 11.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center, Kernersville. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Kernersville. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27284 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Salem Kidney Center, Winston Salem, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Triad Dialysis Center, High Point, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Piedmont Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 8.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27284.
Trellis Supportive Care, office in Winston Salem, 11.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Piedmont Inc, office in High Point, 12.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Authoracare Collective, office in Greensboro, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem. 8.7 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville a good nursing home?
CMS gives North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville have?
North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville is certified for 120 beds.