Nursing home report

Brunswick Cove Living Center

Registered name: Brunswick Cove Nursing Center

Winnabow, NC · Medicare-certified · 175 beds

Needs attention

For-profit

Data as of July 1, 2026

1 of 5 overall

Brunswick Cove Living Center has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with 1-star staffing and quality measures ratings and a 3-star health inspection rating. It has the lowest overall rating flag and no fines in the last 24 months.

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Health inspections

Staffing

Quality measures

Last inspection: February 20, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.

Staffing detail

Total staff turnover: 75%

Registered nurse turnover: 43%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

24.4%22.3%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

5.4%3.4%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.2%5%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

5.4%0.9%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

13.9%11%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

24.7%15.3%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

—31%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

22.9%20.6%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

3.4%7%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.6%1.1%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

17.4%22%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

11.3%7.2%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—97.6%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

96.4%99.2%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—82.1%—

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

79%98.1%Improving

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.