Nursing home
Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community
700 South Holden Road, Greensboro, NC 27407 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 60 certified beds
Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Greensboro, North Carolina. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.15 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $25,490In 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 Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community 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) | 4.15 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.80 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.61 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 50.4% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $25,490, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2022 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2022
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
- 700 South Holden Road
Greensboro, NC 27407 - CMS certification #
- 345506
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 52.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2000-10-26
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Pets allowed
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Pets allowed.
There are number and size restrictions, so please review our pet-friendly policy with a Residency Counselor.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: two-bedroom, cottage or villa.
The villas at WhiteStone are two-bedroom, two-bath stand-alone senior living homes in Greensboro, NC.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Sep 21, 2021: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 17, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $2,750 proposed, $2,750 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 150134 - Masonic - Eastern Star Home of North Carolina, INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(iv)). Penalty $2,750 proposed, $2,750 now. To be fixed by Jan 19, 2022.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The, Greensboro. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Piedmont Hills Center for Nursing and Rehab, Greensboro. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Encompass Home Health Of North Carolina, Greensboro. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27407 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Randleman Road Dialysis, Greensboro, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Fresenius Kidney Care Garber-Olin, Greensboro, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Bma Of Southwest Greensboro, Jamestown, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27407.
Authoracare Collective, office in Greensboro, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Piedmont Inc, office in High Point, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice, office in Burlington, 19.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation, Greensboro. 1.8 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 moderate, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
| 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 Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community staffed?
Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community reports 4.15 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community have?
Whitestone a Masonic and Eastern Star Community is certified for 60 beds.