Nursing home report
Registered name: NC State Veterans Home-Kinston
Kinston, NC · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
North Carolina State Veterans Home - Kinston has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating despite 4-star staffing and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (5.04 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It also has a recent abuse citation, $34,329 in fines over the last 24 months, and cited problems with notification, abuse prevention, and providing appropriate treatment and care.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.037 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.037.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $8,673 was recorded.
A federal fine of $8,672 was recorded.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $8,492 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 5 fines · $74,987 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jul 28, 2025
Federal fine
Jul 28, 2025
Federal fine
Jan 13, 2025
Federal fine
Feb 29, 2024
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
