North Carolina has 420 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.
82 North Carolina facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.
| Facility | City | Overall | Staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Village Inc | Hendersonville | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation Center | Conover | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Cypress Glen Retirement Community | Greenville | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center-Snu | Charlotte | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Abernathy Laurels | Newton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Hillcrest Convalescent Center | Durham | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Maryfield Nursing Home | High Point | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Mountain Vista Health Park | Denton | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Northern Regional Hospital | Mount Airy | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
| Piedmont Crossing | Thomasville | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ |
Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.
CMS currently flags 37 North Carolina facilities with an abuse icon and lists 12 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.
| Facility | City | Federal Flag |
|---|---|---|
| Biltmore Haven Nursing And Rehabilitation | Arden | Special Focus |
| Blumenthal Health And Rehabilitation Center | Greensboro | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Cabarrus Health And Rehabilitation Center | Concord | Special Focus |
| Crestview Health & Rehabilitation | Mooresville | Special Focus |
| Deer Park Health And Rehabilitation | Nebo | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
| Lotus Village Center For Nursing And Rehabilitatio | Sparta | Special Focus |
| O'Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment Center | Goldsboro | Special Focus |
| Pelican Health At Charlotte | Charlotte | Special Focus |
| Perry Creek Health And Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Special Focus |
| Premier Living And Rehab Center | Lake Waccamaw | Special Focus Abuse Flag |
Star ratings are only the surface. ClearPath reads the full federal record for every certified facility in your North Carolina search area — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — and hands you a ranked, plain-English report in minutes. Reports start at $47, one-time. Paid by families, never by facilities.
Get Your Ranked Report →See a free sample report firstSource: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.