Best Nursing Homes in North Carolina — 2026 Rankings

North Carolina has 419 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 20.4 deficiencies per facility, with 5 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Clapps Nursing Center Inc — Pleasant Garden (0 deficiencies)
  2. Haymount Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Inc. — Fayetteville (0 deficiencies)
  3. Hillcrest Convalescent Center — Durham (0 deficiencies)
  4. North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville — Kernersville (0 deficiencies)
  5. White Oak Of Waxhaw — Waxhaw (0 deficiencies)
  6. Alpine Health And Rehabilitation Of Asheboro — Asheboro (1 deficiencies)
  7. Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community — Winston Salem (1 deficiencies)
  8. Bethesda Health Care Facility — Eastover (1 deficiencies)
  9. Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation And Health Care Cent — Morehead City (1 deficiencies)
  10. Cypress Glen Retirement Community — Greenville (1 deficiencies)
  11. Glenaire — Cary (1 deficiencies)
  12. Hillside Nursing Center Of Wake Forest — Wake Forest (1 deficiencies)
  13. Maryfield Nursing Home — High Point (1 deficiencies)
  14. Mountain Vista Health Park — Denton (1 deficiencies)
  15. Northern Regional Hospital — Mount Airy (1 deficiencies)
  16. River Landing At Sandy Ridge — Colfax (1 deficiencies)
  17. The Forest At Duke Inc — Durham (1 deficiencies)
  18. Willowbrooke Court Sc Ctr At Tryon Estates — Columbus (1 deficiencies)
  19. Wilson Rehabilitation And Nursing Center — Wilson (1 deficiencies)
  20. Bayview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — New Bern (2 deficiencies)
  21. Bellarose Nursing And Rehab — Garner (2 deficiencies)
  22. Chatham Nursing & Rehabilitation — Elkin (2 deficiencies)
  23. Deerfield Episcopal Retirement — Asheville (2 deficiencies)
  24. Friends Homes At Guilford — Greensboro (2 deficiencies)
  25. Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center — Winston Salem (2 deficiencies)

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