🛡️ Free for Families  ·  No Spam Calls  ·  No Referral Fees  ·  Built on Official Records

FindSeniorLivingNow

🏠 Is this your community?

Families are searching for a community like yours right now. Make sure they find you.

Claim This Community
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Edenton, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
(252) 482-7481

About Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Edenton, North Carolina offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed to help patients regain strength and independence. Our team provides compassionate, personalized support during recovery, with experienced staff committed to each resident's healing and well-being.

Community at a glance

Capacity

130 residents

Location

Edenton, NC

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

1341 Paradise Road, Edenton, North Carolina 27932

(252) 482-7481

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on July 30, 2026, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 37 minutes with each resident a day, below the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.

Medicare has not fined Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 37 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day27 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Nursing staff who left in the past year33%Below the North Carolina average

3 administrators have left the home in the past year.

Inspections

13 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

July 30, 2026 · Standard inspection · 5 citations

  • Ensure 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServicePlan to fix it accepted
  • Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • 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.

    Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)AdministrationNo revisit needed
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsNo revisit needed

April 2, 2025 · Standard inspection · 5 citations

  • Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 30, 2025
  • Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Apr 30, 2025
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 30, 2025
  • Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 30, 2025
  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Minimal harm or risk, a pattern (level B)Resident RightsPlan to fix it accepted
May 30, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
  • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 14, 2024
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Jun 14, 2024
February 22, 2024 · Standard inspection · 1 citation+
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Mar 11, 2024

Fines and payment denials

No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Tar River LTC Group, LLC
Medicare-certified beds
130
Average residents per day
57
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
May 1, 1977
Part of a chain
Principle Long Term Care, 40 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
345164

Location

Loading map…

1341 Paradise RoadEdenton, NC 27932

3 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near Edenton

Questions about Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

How did Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 30, 2026 and cited 5 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The North Carolina average is 4.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 37 minutes with each resident per day, including 27 minutes from registered nurses. 33% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Edenton Skilled Nursing in North Carolina Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026