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Nursing homes in North Carolina

Compare 416 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across North Carolina (NC). The average overall CMS Five-Star rating is 2.9★ — below the national average (3.1★). Browse by city or provider.

North Carolina hosts 416 Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes with an average CMS overall rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars. Performance data from Care Compare indicates a wide quality spectrum, ranging from 84 top-rated five-star facilities, such as Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham, to 94 one-star locations. Visitors can use this directory to browse homes by city, including Charlotte and Winston-Salem, while evaluating individual performance across health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. This data-driven approach helps families compare facility ratings to ensure they select a nursing home that meets specific clinical and regulatory standards.

Rating distribution

avg 2.9★ · 416 homes
5★
84 (20%)
4★
73 (18%)
3★
85 (20%)
2★
80 (19%)
1★
94 (23%)

Top 10 highest rated homes in North Carolina

  1. 1.Hillcrest Convalescent CenterDurham5.0
  2. 2.Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation CenterWilmington5.0
  3. 3.Silas Creek Rehabilitation CenterWinston Salem5.0
  4. 4.Clapps Nursing Center IncPleasant Garden5.0
  5. 5.Saint Joseph of the Pines Health CenterPinehurst5.0
  6. 6.Jacob's Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterMadison5.0
  7. 7.Anson Health and RehabilitationWadesboro5.0
  8. 8.Carolina Rivers Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterJacksonville5.0
  9. 9.Trinity GlenWinston-Salem5.0
  10. 10.Edgewood Place at the Village at BrookwoodBurlington5.0

Aged Care Planning Regions

Official government regions used to plan and fund aged care across North Carolina.

Mecklenburg
28 homes · 6 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Guilford
20 homes · 7 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Wake
20 homes · 8 suburbs · avg 3.1★
Buncombe
19 homes · 7 suburbs · avg 3★
Forsyth
14 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Durham
13 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
New Hanover
11 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.6★
Gaston
10 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Cumberland
10 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.9★
Davidson
9 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Rowan
9 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.1★
Henderson
9 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.1★
Moore
7 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.1★
Alamance
7 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.6★
Union
7 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Cabarrus
7 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Randolph
6 homes · 4 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Robeson
6 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.2★
Catawba
6 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4★
Pitt
6 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Rockingham
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4★
Wilson
5 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Rutherford
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Surry
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.4★
Haywood
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Harnett
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Johnston
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2★
Iredell
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Burke
5 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.6★
Craven
5 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.4★
Brunswick
5 homes · 5 suburbs · avg 2.2★
Stokes
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2★
Stanly
4 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Wayne
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.8★
Wilkes
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.2★
Caldwell
4 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Cleveland
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.2★
Halifax
4 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3.8★
Polk
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Davie
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Edgecombe
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Chatham
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.7★
Duplin
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 3★
Lenoir
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Lincoln
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.3★
Carteret
3 homes · 3 suburbs · avg 4★
Columbus
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.7★
Orange
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Transylvania
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Lee
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3.7★
Nash
3 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Vance
3 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.3★
Person
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Pasquotank
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Watauga
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2★
Anson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Onslow
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Mc Dowell
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Yadkin
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Cherokee
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Swain
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Madison
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3★
Bladen
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Beaufort
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Sampson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Macon
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Granville
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Richmond
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Scotland
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4.5★
Pender
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 3.5★
Jackson
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1.5★
Northampton
2 homes · 2 suburbs · avg 2★
Franklin
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Bertie
2 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2.5★
Montgomery
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Martin
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Chowan
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Avery
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Dare
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Warren
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★
Alexander
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Alleghany
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Perquimans
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Caswell
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Washington
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Mitchell
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Hoke
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Currituck
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 1★
Pamlico
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 5★
Ashe
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Yancey
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Graham
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Hertford
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 3★
Greene
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Jones
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Gates
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 2★
Clay
1 homes · 1 suburbs · avg 4★

Major cities in North Carolina

Browse nursing homes by metropolitan area.

Charlotte
28 homes

Largest providers in North Carolina

LIBERTY SENIOR LIVING
37 homes in NC · 37 nationally · avg 2.6★
PRINCIPLE LONG TERM CARE
36 homes in NC · 44 nationally · avg 3.1★
SABER HEALTHCARE GROUP
27 homes in NC · 125 nationally · avg 3★
SIMCHA HYMAN & NAFTALI ZANZIPER
23 homes in NC · 94 nationally · avg 2.4★
SANSTONE HEALTH & REHABILITATION
17 homes in NC · 17 nationally · avg 4.1★
LIFEWORKS REHAB
16 homes in NC · 60 nationally · avg 2.1★
AVARDIS HEALTH
16 homes in NC · 32 nationally · avg 2.1★
CCH HEALTHCARE
15 homes in NC · 32 nationally · avg 2.5★
Legal Business Name Not Available
14 homes in NC · 394 nationally · avg 3.1★
PRUITTHEALTH
12 homes in NC · 95 nationally · avg 2.9★
ALLIANCE HEALTH GROUP
11 homes in NC · 11 nationally · avg 1.3★
SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS
10 homes in NC · 43 nationally · avg 3.7★

All suburbs in North Carolina

A

Aberdeen (1)Advance (1)Ahoskie (1)Albemarle (4)Andrews (1)Apex (1)Archdale (1)Arden (1)Ash (1)Asheboro (3)Asheville (10)Ayden (1)

B

Banner Elk (1)Barco (1)Beaufort (1)Benson (1)Bermuda Run (1)Biscoe (1)Black Mountain (4)Blowing Rock (1)Bolivia (1)Boone (1)Bostic (1)Brevard (3)Bryson City (1)Burgaw (1)Burlington (5)Burnsville (1)

C

Candler (1)Canton (1)Carthage (1)Cary (3)Chapel Hill (4)Charlotte (19)Cherokee (1)Cherryville (2)Clayton (2)Clemmons (2)Clinton (2)Colfax (1)Columbus (1)Concord (5)Connelly Spring (1)Connelly Springs (1)Conover (1)Cornelius (1)

D

Danbury (1)Denton (1)Dunn (2)Durham (11)

E

Eastover (1)Eden (2)Edenton (1)Elizabeth City (2)Elizabethtown (2)Elkin (2)

F

Fairview (1)Falcon (1)Farmville (1)Fayetteville (8)Flat Rock (1)Fletcher (1)Forest City (1)Franklin (1)Fuquay Varina (2)

G

Garner (2)Gastonia (7)Gatesville (1)Goldsboro (3)Graham (1)Granite Falls (1)Grantsboro (1)Greensboro (11)Greenville (4)Grover (1)

H

Hamlet (1)Hampstead (1)Harrisburg (1)Havelock (1)Hayesville (1)Henderson (3)Hendersonville (6)Hertford (1)Hickory (4)High Point (3)Highlands (1)Hillsborough (1)Huntersville (3)

I

Indian Trail (1)

J

Jackson (1)Jacksonville (2)Jamestown (2)Jefferson (1)

K

Kannapolis (2)Kenansville (1)Kernersville (3)King (2)Kings Mountain (1)Kinston (3)Knightdale (1)

L

Lake Waccamaw (1)Laurinburg (2)Lenoir (3)Lexington (4)Lillington (2)Lincolnton (3)Louisburg (2)Lumberton (5)

M

Madison (1)Maggie Valley (1)Marion (1)Mars Hill (1)Marshall (1)Marshville (1)Matthews (3)Mcleansville (1)Mebane (1)Mills River (1)Mint Hill (1)Mocksville (1)Monroe (4)Mooresville (2)Morehead City (1)Morganton (3)Mount Airy (3)Mount Olive (1)Murphy (1)

N

Nags Head (1)Nashville (1)Nebo (1)New Bern (4)Newport (1)Newton (1)North Wilkesboro (2)

O

Oxford (2)

P

Pembroke (1)Pinehurst (4)Pineville (1)Pittsboro (2)Pleasant Garden (1)Plymouth (1)Pollocksville (1)

R

Raeford (1)Raleigh (10)Ramseur (1)Reidsville (2)Rich Square (1)Roanoke Rapids (1)Robbinsville (1)Rockingham (1)Rocky Mount (3)Roxboro (2)Rutherfordton (3)

S

Salisbury (7)Saluda (1)Sanford (3)Scotland Neck (2)Shallotte (1)Shelby (2)Siler City (1)Smithfield (2)Snow Hill (1)Southern Pines (1)Southport (1)Sparta (1)Spencer (1)Spruce Pine (1)Stanley (1)Statesville (3)Stokesdale (1)Swannanoa (1)Sylva (2)

T

Tarboro (2)Taylorsville (1)Thomasville (3)Trinity (1)Tryon (1)

W

Wadesboro (2)Wake Forest (1)Wallace (1)Walnut Cove (1)Warrenton (1)Warsaw (1)Washington (2)Waxhaw (1)Waynesville (3)Weaverville (1)Weldon (1)Whiteville (2)Wilkesboro (2)Williamston (1)Wilmington (11)Wilson (5)Windsor (2)Winnabow (1)Winston Salem (10)

Y

Yadkinville (2)Yanceyville (1)

Z

Zebulon (1)

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