Nursing Homes in Wake County, NC
Licensed nursing homes providers across Wake County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.
Licensed nursing homes providers: 22
Bellarose Nursing and Rehab
The Cardinal at North Hills
Fuquay-Varina Health and Rehabilitation Center
Hillcrest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley
The Rosewood Health Center
Pruitthealth-Raleigh
Perry Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center
Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Unc Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center of Apex
Litchford Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center
Glenaire
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
Highfield Nursing and Rehabilitation
The Laurels of Forest Glenn
Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center
Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Zebulon Rehabilitation Center
Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center
Raleigh Rehabilitation Center
Swift Creek Health Center
Cities in Wake County
What federal inspectors recorded here
Wake County, NC has 22 facilities certified by Medicare or Medicaid, as of the CMS penalty file published October 1, 2026. CMS publishes what it fined them, when it stopped paying for new admissions, how many nursing hours they staffed, and what its inspectors wrote up. These are those records counted. A penalty is an enforcement action on a date, not a verdict on the care a resident receives today.
- Facilities with a federal penalty
50%11 of 22 (50%)
A civil money penalty, a payment denial, or both, among the penalties CMS recorded between July 17, 2023 and September 23, 2026.
- Facilities where CMS stopped paying for new admissions
9%2 of 22 (9%)
A payment denial is CMS refusing to pay for newly admitted Medicare and Medicaid residents until the facility corrects the problem it cited.
- Median penalty total, among facilities that were fined
$76,047in fines · 9 facilities
The middle facility's total across every civil money penalty CMS recorded for it in this window, not the amount of a single fine.
- Median nurse staffing hours per resident day
3.82hours · 21 facilities
0.26 hours above the North Carolina median of 3.56 hours.
Total nurse hours per resident per day from payroll records CMS collects, quarter Q2 2026. Staffing is an input, not an outcome.
- Facilities with an inspection citation in the last 12 months
50%11 of 22 (50%)
Counts facilities with at least one deficiency CMS inspectors wrote up in the last 365 days. The most recent one here is dated June 8, 2026. A facility inspected and found compliant records no citation, so this is not a survey date.
These figures cover nursing homes only. CMS keeps these penalty, staffing and inspection records for Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes. Assisted living, memory care and home care agencies are licensed by each state under different rules, so their records are not comparable.
Each share above shows how many facilities it is based on. Where there are too few for a percentage to mean much, we show the count instead. More in our methodology.
Local aging & Medicaid contacts
Long-term care ombudsman
Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.
North Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Source: State LTC OmbudsmanArea Agency on Aging
Central Pines Regional Council Area Agency on Aging · (800) 310-9777
Source: State aging agencyAging & Disability Resource Center
North Carolina 2-1-1 · 1-888-892-1162
Source: Aging & disability resource centerMedicare counseling (SHIP)
Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) · 855-408-1212
Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)North Carolina Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs
State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.
- Community Alternatives Program for Disabled Adults (CAP/DA). NC Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS waiver for disabled adults.
Questions families ask
Which cities in Wake County have nursing homes listings?
Wake County has nursing homes in 2 cities, each listed on this page with its own provider list.
Who do I call about a complaint at a nursing home in Wake County?
North Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is the long-term care ombudsman program serving Wake County. It takes complaints about care, safety and residents' rights. Its website is in the contacts section of this page.
Who is the Area Agency on Aging for Wake County?
Central Pines Regional Council Area Agency on Aging is the Area Agency on Aging covering Wake County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.
How do families in Wake County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?
North Carolina runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.
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