Nursing home
Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center
1515 W Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings (43 facilities) · 96 certified beds
Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Durham, North Carolina. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Mar 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 Pettigrew 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) | 3.48 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 72.2% | 50.4% | 46.4% | above 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 Pettigrew 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 18, 2024 · 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
- 1515 W Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27705 - CMS certification #
- 345053
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 96
- Avg residents/day
- 82.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-01-19
- Chain
- Sovereign Healthcare Holdings (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Sovereign Healthcare Holdings
Sovereign Healthcare Holdings operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sovereign Healthcare Holdings facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Pettigrew 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Patients that have been admitted to a hospital for a minimum of three nights may have the option for a short-term stay in our center to receive 24-hour Nursing care and Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy up to seven-days each week.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Duke University Hospital, Durham. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Durham. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Durham. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Main Street Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27705 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc West Pettigrew Dialysis Center, Durham, 0.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Durham Dialysis, Durham, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Durham Regional Dialysis, Durham, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27705.
Duke Hospice, office in Durham, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Unc Hospice, office in Chapel Hill, 8.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Transitions Lifecare, office in Raleigh, 17.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice, Inc, Durham. 1.0 mile away, straight line. 9 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | 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 | 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 Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center reports 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center have?
Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center is certified for 96 beds.