Sentara Nursing Center - Currituck
Nursing Home Facility
3907 Caratoke Hwy, Barco, NC 27917
Sentara Nursing Center - Currituck is a senior care community located in Barco, NC. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Barco area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (252)457-0500.
Operated by Saber Healthcare Group, which runs 114 communities in our directory.
Sentara Nursing Center - Currituck is licensed for 100 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 80% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in December 2025 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 57%.
The community is located in Currituck County, NC.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 23 problems at Sentara Nursing Center - Currituck. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 5 that put residents in immediate danger. 7 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $120,975.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Sentara Nursing Center - Currituck offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 100
- Occupancy 80%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 57%
- Last health inspection December 2025
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