Nursing home
Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast
2416 Us Highway 70 East, Beaufort, NC 28516 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pruitthealth (95 facilities) · 104 certified beds
Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Beaufort, North Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.05 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Jan 22, 2026 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $3,728In 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 Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast 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) | 3.05 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.90 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.57 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.8% | 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 $3,728, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast
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
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2026 · 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 · Nov 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 15, 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 · Aug 15, 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
- 2416 Us Highway 70 East
Beaufort, NC 28516 - CMS certification #
- 345182
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 91.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-04-01
- Chain
- Pruitthealth (95 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Pruitthealth
Pruitthealth operates 95 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pruitthealth facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A; 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
- Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City. 13.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Cent, Morehead City. 13.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Morehead City. 12.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Realo Drugs. 6.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28516 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Of Crystal Coast Inc, Morehead City, 12.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28516.
Hospice Of Carteret County, office in Morehead City, 13.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Carteret Medical Group LLC, Newport. 19.5 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 A 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. Base flood elevation 6 Feet NAVD88. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Carteret County, NC, risk to homes is greater than 99% of communities in North Carolina and 88% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast staffed?
Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast reports 3.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast have?
Pruitthealth-Crystal Coast is certified for 104 beds.