NC State Veterans Home-kinston
2150 Hull Road, Kinston, NC, 28504
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 4 deficiencies against NC State Veterans Home-kinston in Kinston, North Carolina at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-11-14, 4 of them arising from complaints. 6 findings have been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 5 times, totalling $74,987. CMS currently flags this home for abuse. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 10 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0580 · 2025-07-28 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2025-07-28 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-07-28 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-07-28 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0580 · 2025-01-13 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-01-13 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2024-08-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0641 · 2024-08-22 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0600 · 2024-02-29 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-02-29 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
What Medicare has fined this home
Who owns NC State Veterans Home-kinston
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS NC DIVISION OF VET | Organization | 100% | since 03/25/2013 |
| BANKS, KATHLEEN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/24/2025 |
| NC DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS NC DIVISION OF VET | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/25/2013 |
| ARD, BONNIE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/15/2024 |
| BANKS, KATHLEEN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/27/2013 |
| STEPHENS, NICOLE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/27/2013 |
| ARD, BONNIE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/30/2025 |
| BANKS, KATHLEEN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/24/2025 |
| SIDANA, LALITA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/30/2025 |
| STEPHENS, NICOLE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/07/2019 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 345560.
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