Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation And Health Care Cent is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1977-08-15. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (252) 726-0031 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation And Health Care Cent holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (5★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 72.0/100, placing it #7320 of 14703 facilities nationally and #161 of 418 in North Carolina. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation And Health Care Cent receives a reported average of 3 hours 43 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 37 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 58 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 7 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 59 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 36.6%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 3 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $1,973. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 0.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation And Health Care Cent ranks 7320th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 72.0/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within NC, it ranks 161st out of 418 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,035 nationally and RN hours rank #6,212 nationally (#121 in NC). Our composite quality score of 72.0/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Morehead City, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/north_carolina/morehead-city/