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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center

Kernersville, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
(336) 515-3000

About Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center

Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center in Kernersville, North Carolina provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed around each resident's recovery goals. Our team focuses on helping patients regain strength and independence through personalized treatment plans and compassionate support during their healing process.

Community at a glance

Capacity

138 residents

Location

Kernersville, NC

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

485 Veterans Way, Kernersville, North Carolina 27284

(336) 515-3000

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 March 19, 2026, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident a day, below the North Carolina average of 3 hours 51 minutes.

Medicare fined Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center once in the last three years, $14,511 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 33 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day22 minutesBelow the North Carolina average
Nursing staff who left in the past year70%Above the North Carolina average

1 administrator has left the home in the past year.

Inspections

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

May 7, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected May 13, 2026

March 19, 2026 · Standard inspection · 4 citations

  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 7, 2026
  • Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 7, 2026
  • Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 7, 2026
  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Apr 13, 2026
March 3, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed by Feb 4, 2025
January 10, 2025 · Standard inspection · 9 citations+
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • 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 CareCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
  • 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 few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 4, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 4, 2025
October 27, 2023 · Standard inspection · 5 citations+
  • Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)AdministrationCorrected Nov 25, 2023
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceAlready fixed by Oct 23, 2023
  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 25, 2023
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Nov 25, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 25, 2023

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $14,511 in the last three years.

  • January 10, 2025Fine: $14,511

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Liberty Healthcare Group LLC
Medicare-certified beds
138
Average residents per day
127
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
January 1, 1978
Part of a chain
Liberty Senior Living, 37 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
345039

Location

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485 Veterans WayKernersville, NC 27284

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Questions about Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center

How did Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on March 19, 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 Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 33 minutes with each resident per day, including 22 minutes from registered nurses. 70% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center once in the last three years, totaling $14,511.

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 Kernersville Skilled Nursing in North Carolina Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026