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Nursing Homes in North Carolina: Ratings, Inspections & Safety Flags

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.

420
Certified facilities
159
Rated 4★ or better
89
Rated 1★ overall
37
Abuse-flagged by CMS
12
Special Focus (worst-performer)

Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in North Carolina

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.

FacilityCityOverallStaffing
Carolina Village IncHendersonville★★★★★★★★★★
Conover Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterConover★★★★★★★★★★
Cypress Glen Retirement CommunityGreenville★★★★★★★★★★
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center-SnuCharlotte★★★★★★★★★★
Abernathy LaurelsNewton★★★★★★★★★★
Hillcrest Convalescent CenterDurham★★★★★★★★★★
Maryfield Nursing HomeHigh Point★★★★★★★★★★
Mountain Vista Health ParkDenton★★★★★★★★★★
Northern Regional HospitalMount Airy★★★★★★★★★★
Piedmont CrossingThomasville★★★★★★★★★★

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.

Federally Flagged Facilities in North Carolina

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.

FacilityCityFederal Flag
Biltmore Haven Nursing And RehabilitationArdenSpecial Focus
Blumenthal Health And Rehabilitation CenterGreensboroSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Cabarrus Health And Rehabilitation CenterConcordSpecial Focus
Crestview Health & RehabilitationMooresvilleSpecial Focus
Deer Park Health And RehabilitationNeboSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Lotus Village Center For Nursing And RehabilitatioSpartaSpecial Focus
O'Berry Neuro-Medical Treatment CenterGoldsboroSpecial Focus
Pelican Health At CharlotteCharlotteSpecial Focus
Perry Creek Health And Rehabilitation CenterRaleighSpecial Focus
Premier Living And Rehab CenterLake WaccamawSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Flags like these are exactly what star ratings hide. A ClearPath report screens every facility near you against the full federal record — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — starting at $47. Check the facilities near you →

Where North Carolina’s Facilities Are

Charlotte (20)Raleigh (12)Durham (11)Greensboro (11)Wilmington (11)Asheville (10)Fayetteville (8)Gastonia (7)Salisbury (7)Winston-Salem (7)Hendersonville (6)Burlington (5)Concord (5)Lumberton (5)Wilson (5)Albemarle (4)Black Mountain (4)Chapel Hill (4)Greenville (4)Hickory (4)

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Source: 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.