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Pruitthealth-Elkin

560 Johnson Ridge Road, Elkin, NC 286213368357802Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 100Avg. daily residents: 92Chain: Pruitthealth (95 facilities)County: Surry

The complete public record on Pruitthealth-Elkin, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Elkin, North Carolina, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. North Carolina average: 2.9 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Pruitthealth-Elkin holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. Federal regulators have fined this facility $15,734 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.72 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
about the state average (3.83)
0.83 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.61)
3.16 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
31.5% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (49.0)
33.3% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

June 5, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
1 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (4.8)
3 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$15,734 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($36,163)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

11 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
June 5, 20250645PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual DisabilitiesD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 5, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintK · Immediate jeopardy
March 14, 20240689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 14, 20240575Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the…C · Minimal harm potential
January 11, 20230812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 11, 20230814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 11, 20230867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 11, 20230679Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 11, 20230657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 11, 20230688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline…D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.