Nursing home
Stokes County Nursing Home
1570 Nc 8 And 89 Highway, Danbury, NC 27016 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Lifebrite Hospital Group (2 facilities) · 40 certified beds
Stokes County Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Danbury, North Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.62 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Stokes County Nursing Home 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) | 3.62 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.79 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.05 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 31.0% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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 November 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 3, 2026
What inspectors found at Stokes County Nursing Home
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
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Nov 21, 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 · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 12, 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 · Mar 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 9, 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
- 1570 Nc 8 And 89 Highway
Danbury, NC 27016 - CMS certification #
- 345166
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 40
- Avg residents/day
- 39.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-06-13
- Chain
- Lifebrite Hospital Group (2 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifebrite Hospital Group
Lifebrite Hospital Group operates 2 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifebrite Hospital Group 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Lifebrite Community Hospital Of Stokes, Danbury. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation, Walnut Cove. 9.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, King. 12.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Stokes Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27016 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- King Dialysis Center, King, 11.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27016.
Trellis Supportive Care, office in Winston Salem, 24.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physicians Eldercare Pa, Winston Salem. 18.7 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.
- 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 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 | 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stokes County Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Stokes County Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Stokes County Nursing Home staffed?
Stokes County Nursing Home reports 3.62 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Stokes County Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Stokes County Nursing Home have?
Stokes County Nursing Home is certified for 40 beds.