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5935 Mount Sinai Road Durham, NC 27705 · Durham County

(919) 402-2450

All 11 nursing homes in Durham, NC (10 take Medicaid)

Accepts Medicare Accepts Medicaid 138 certified beds For profit

CMS certification number 345551 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Check the latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

Is PruittHealth-Carolina Point a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record

There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for PruittHealth-Carolina Point as of October 2026.

CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall, about the same as the North Carolina average of 3.0. Inspectors issued 18 citations in the last three years. CMS imposed 2 penalties, including $52,901 in fines, in that time. For short-term rehab patients CMS rates quality 4 out of 5; for long-term residents, 5 out of 5.

Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.

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Staffing

Nursing staff spend about 3.32 hours per resident per day at PruittHealth-Carolina Point, below the North Carolina median of 3.57 (US median: 3.72). About 0.55 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 2.70 hours, 19% below its all-week average. Ask how weekends are staffed. 56.9% of nursing staff left within a year (North Carolina median 48.5%).

Nursing care per resident per day 3.32 hours
Below the North Carolina median of 3.57 Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and aides combined, from payroll records.
Registered nurse hours 0.55 per resident a day RNs handle assessments, medications and changes in condition.
Weekend nursing care 2.70 hours Per resident a day. A big drop from weekdays can mean thin weekend staffing.
Nursing staff turnover 56.9% a year Share of nursing staff who left over a year. Lower usually means steadier care.
Registered nurse turnover 58.8% a year Share of registered nurses who left over a year.
Administrators who left 1 in the past year Frequent leadership changes are worth asking about on a visit.

About this nursing home

Certified beds138
Residents per day 112 About 81% of beds filled, on average
OwnershipFor profit - Corporation
Payment acceptedMedicare and Medicaid
Certified sinceJune 2010
Part of a chainPruitthealth
Legal business namePRUITTHEALTH - CAROLINA POINT, LLC

Paying for care at PruittHealth-Carolina Point: Medicare and Medicaid

PruittHealth-Carolina Point is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet North Carolina's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.

In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.

Health inspections

The most recent standard inspection was on February 11, 2026 and found 2 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 18 citations in the last three years.

Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.

What the inspections found

Over the last three years, inspectors issued 18 citations at PruittHealth-Carolina Point across 6 inspection dates, 6 of them from complaint investigations. 2 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on March 13, 2025 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were resident assessment and care planning (5) and nutrition and dietary (3). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody" (tag F0600, level J, March 13, 2025). 2 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.

February 11, 2026 · 3 citations · includes complaint inspection

EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Tag F0812 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Mar 6, 2026)

DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Tag F0677 · Complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Mar 5, 2026)

DProvide appropriate foot care.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Tag F0687 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Mar 5, 2026)

April 24, 2025 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection

EEnsure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Tag F0760 · Complaint inspection · Past Non-Compliance (Apr 20, 2025)

March 13, 2025 · 1 citation, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection

JProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Immediate jeopardy · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Tag F0600 · Complaint inspection · Past Non-Compliance (Mar 9, 2025)

October 17, 2024 · 6 citations · includes complaint inspection

EEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Tag F0641 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Tag F0812 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

DImmediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Rights Deficiencies · Tag F0580 · Complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Tag F0656 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

DEnsure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Tag F0805 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

BNotify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Potential for minimal harm · Resident Rights Deficiencies · Tag F0569 · Deficient, Provider has plan of correction (Nov 7, 2024)

April 18, 2024 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection

JProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Immediate jeopardy · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Tag F0600 · Complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (May 2, 2024)

DSet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Administration Deficiencies · Tag F0867 · Complaint inspection · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (May 2, 2024)

July 13, 2023 · 5 citations

EEnsure 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.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Tag F0761 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 8, 2023)

ESet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Administration Deficiencies · Tag F0867 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 8, 2023)

DEnsure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Tag F0641 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 8, 2023)

DCreate and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Tag F0655 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 8, 2023)

DDevelop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Potential for more than minimal harm · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Tag F0656 · Deficient, Provider has date of correction (Aug 8, 2023)

Questions to ask on a tour of PruittHealth-Carolina Point

  1. Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on March 13, 2025 under the rule on freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
  2. CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on March 13, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
  3. CMS rates staffing 2 out of 5. How many residents does each nurse aide care for on day, evening and night shifts?
  4. Weekend staffing is 19% below the all-week average. Who is on duty on Saturday nights?
  5. Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
  6. When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?

Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.

Fines and payment denials

2 penalties in the last three years, including $52,901 in fines.

DateTypeAmount or length
Mar 13, 2025 Fine $17,345
Apr 18, 2024 Fine $35,556

Rating history

CMS monthOverallInspectionStaffingQuality
October 2026 3/5 2/5 2/5 5/5
August 2026 1/5 2/5 1/5 4/5
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Location

Hospitals near PruittHealth-Carolina Point

The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.

  • 1.9 mi
    Duke University Hospital Durham
    Emergency room ★★★★★ Medicare overall 5 of 5
    Median ER visit 5h 17m for patients treated and sent home
  • 3.4 mi
    Durham VA Medical Center Durham
    Emergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5
    Median ER visit 4h 0m for patients treated and sent home
  • 6.2 mi
    Duke Regional Hospital Durham
    Emergency room ★★★★★ Medicare overall 5 of 5
    Median ER visit 4h 15m for patients treated and sent home

Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.

Nearby nursing homes

PruittHealth-Durham Durham · 2.7 mi away ★☆☆☆☆ Inspection 1/5 · Staffing 2/5 125 beds · Medicaid
The Forest at Duke Durham · 2.8 mi away ★★★★☆ Inspection 5/5 · Staffing 1/5 4 beds
University Health and Rehabilitation Center Durham · 3.1 mi away ★☆☆☆☆ Inspection 1/5 · Staffing 1/5 126 beds · Medicaid
Carol Woods Chapel Hill · 3.2 mi away ★★★★★ Inspection 4/5 · Staffing 4/5 30 beds
Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Chapel Hill · 3.4 mi away ★★★★★ Inspection 5/5 · Staffing 3/5 108 beds · Medicaid

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