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Skilled nursing facility · CMS certification number 345579

North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville

Kernersville, North Carolina · Medicare and Medicaid

Certified beds, as filed in Care Compare: 120

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Finances, as filed

From this facility’s Medicare cost reports on form CMS-2540, each figure with the worksheet, line and column it was read from.

Cost report for August 22, 2024 to June 30, 2025 — a reporting period of 312 days, on form CMS-2540-10, settled, processed by CMS on December 16, 2025.

None of these figures is carried on this report.

CMS report record 1444838, read from the public cost report file SNF10FY2024.zip.

Nurse staffing

Nurse staffing hours from the Payroll-Based Journal, quarter by quarter, are on this facility’s staffing page, each quarter with the file it came from.

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Ownership, as filed with CMS

Care Compare

As filed in the CMS file dated September 1, 2026 (Care Compare ownership).

Owner or managerRoleTypeOwnership percentageAssociation
BANKS, KATHLEEN5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTIndividualNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDEDsince 08/22/2024
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTOrganizationNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDEDsince 08/22/2024
STEPHENS, NICOLE5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTIndividualNO PERCENTAGE PROVIDEDsince 08/22/2024
BANKS, KATHLEENADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRSADP OF THE SNFOrganizationNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
PIAZZA, MICHAELADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 07/30/2025
STEPHENS, NICOLEADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
WILLIAMS, PHILIPADP OF THE SNFIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 07/30/2025
BANKS, KATHLEENCORPORATE DIRECTORIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRSOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLOrganizationNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
PIAZZA, MICHAELOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
STEPHENS, NICOLEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024
WILLIAMS, PHILIPOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLIndividualNOT APPLICABLEsince 08/22/2024

Medicare enrollment

As filed in the CMS file dated August 1, 2026 (Medicare enrollment ownership), under the enrollment of NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS (enrollment ID O20240805002551).

CMS paused the expanded ownership disclosure on Form CMS-855A in guidance dated December 11, 2025; where the private equity, real estate investment trust or holding company field below has not been filed under the current cycle, it reads “Paused by CMS”.

OwnerIndividual or organizationRoleOwnership percentageAssociation dateDescribed in the filing as
KATHLEEN BANKSIndividual5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST1008/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRSOrganization5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST1008/22/2024
Private equity company: No
Real estate investment trust: No
Holding company: No
NICOLE STEPHENSIndividual5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST1008/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
KATHLEEN BANKSIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
MICHAEL J PIAZZAIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing7/30/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRSOrganizationADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: No
Real estate investment trust: No
Holding company: No
NICOLE STEPHENSIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
PHILIP WILLIAMSIndividualADP OF THE SNFNot stated in the filing7/30/2025
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
KATHLEEN BANKSIndividualCORPORATE DIRECTORNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
MICHAEL J PIAZZAIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
NC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRSOrganizationOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: No
Real estate investment trust: No
Holding company: No
NICOLE STEPHENSIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS
PHILIP WILLIAMSIndividualOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNot stated in the filing8/22/2024
Private equity company: Paused by CMS
Real estate investment trust: Paused by CMS
Holding company: Paused by CMS

Changes in ownership

Recent changes on this record

Inspections

Inspection cycleHealth inspectionFire safety inspectionHealth deficienciesFire safety deficiencies
1December 5, 2025August 22, 202400
2August 22, 20240

From the Care Compare inspection summary file NH_SurveySummary_Sep2026_2.csv, processed on September 1, 2026.

Deficiencies cited

No deficiency on file for this facility in CMS’s Care Compare health citations data.

Penalties

No penalty on file for this facility in CMS’s Care Compare penalties data.

Care Compare provider information

FieldAs filed
Provider TypeMedicare and Medicaid
Ownership TypeGovernment - State
Legal Business NameNC DEPT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date First Approved to Provide Medicare and Medicaid Services2024-08-22
Provider Resides in HospitalN
Continuing Care Retirement CommunityN
UrbanY
County/ParishForsyth
Telephone Number7432093042
Chain NamePRUITTHEALTH
Chain ID434
Provider Changed Ownership in Last 12 MonthsN
With a Resident and Family CouncilResident
Automatic Sprinkler Systems in All Required AreasYes
Number of Certified Beds120
Average Number of Residents per Day58.0
Overall Rating5
Health Inspection Rating5
QM Rating4
Long-Stay QM Rating4
Processing Date2026-09-01

From the Care Compare Provider Information file NH_ProviderInfo_Sep2026_3.csv, processed on September 1, 2026.

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