Brook Stone Living Center
8990 Highway 17 South, Pollocksville, NC 28573
Pollocksville, North Carolina · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Brook Stone Living Center carries a 2 of 5 CMS overall rating, below-average quality that runs below North Carolina's state average of 2.9.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville, North Carolina holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 40 of 100 (grade F). The 80-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in North Carolina runs a median of $9,733 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 80 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 40 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 40.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Brook Stone Living Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) puts Brook Stone Living Center's overall quality rating at 2 out of 5 stars, a composite of three sub-ratings: health inspection (3/5), staffing (3/5), and quality measures (1/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Pollocksville, North Carolina, this facility operates 80 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 60 residents - an occupancy rate of about 75%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 75% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within North Carolina, Brook Stone Living Center is one of 177 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.7 stars, ahead of roughly 22% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (19 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Brook Stone Living Center's lower-tercile stars compare to North Carolina
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the North Carolina facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = North Carolina state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Brook Stone Living Center ranks in North Carolina
Among the 417 CMS-rated nursing homes in North Carolina, Brook Stone Living Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 22% of them. The bars show how all North Carolina homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
92 North Carolina homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 80 |
| Residents | 60 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Jones |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 19 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Brook Stone Living Center? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Brook Stone Living Center's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 3/5, a staffing rating of 3/5, and a quality measures rating of 1/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in North Carolina? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in North Carolina is $9,733 per month ($116,800 annually). A private room averages $10,798 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Brook Stone Living Center offer? ▾
Brook Stone Living Center operates as a skilled nursing facility (80 beds with approximately 60 current residents) under for profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 19 deficiencies and 1 penalties there.
Does Brook Stone Living Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Brook Stone Living Center has multiple deficiencies (19 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in North Carolina? ▾
In North Carolina, alternatives include assisted living ($6,496/mo), home health aides ($5,720/mo), and adult day care ($1,831/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the North Carolina elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 345394.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.