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Nursing home · Salisbury, NC

NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury

1601 Brenner Ave., Building #10, Salisbury, NC 28145

RN turnover here is 20.8%, well under the North Carolina average of 45.6%.

RN turnover
20.8%
North Carolina average 45.6%
RN time per resident
65 min/day
North Carolina average 37 min
Nursing team turnover
40.3%
North Carolina average 48.8%
CMS staffing rating
5 of 5
Certified beds 99
The numbers, in plain English

Working at NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury

NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury is a 99-bed nursing home in Salisbury, North Carolina. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 20.8% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 385 North Carolina nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 45.6%, so NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury keeps its RNs better than 85% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 65 minutes of RN time per day, against 37 minutes across North Carolina. That is more RN coverage than 93% of North Carolina nursing homes. CMS gives NC State Veterans Home - Salisbury a staffing rating of 5 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 40.3% here compared with 48.8% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 79% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.