Nursing homes in Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North Carolina has 21 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 2,174 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.1 of 5 (the North Carolina average is 2.9), and 9 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.66 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 11 of the 21.
- Nursing homes
- 21
- Certified beds
- 2,174
- Average overall rating
- 3.1
- Certified beds in use
- 85.5%
All 21 homes
- 5 of 5 Bellarose Nursing And Rehab 100beds 92.2%in use 4.46nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Glenaire 71beds 91.7%in use 7.42nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest 130beds 88.3%in use 3.81nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center 120beds 84.8%in use 4.30nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 The Rosewood Health Center 57beds 83.5%in use 5.98nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 UNC Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center of Apex 107beds 78.0%in use 4.62nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 125beds 80.5%in use 3.40nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Hillcrest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley 134beds 70.2%in use 5.08nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Zebulon Rehabilitation Center 60beds 95.7%in use 3.57nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 PruittHealth-Raleigh 150beds 95.7%in use 3.43nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Raleigh Rehabilitation Center 157beds 86.1%in use 3.63nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 The Cardinal at North Hills 15beds 63.3%in use –nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 180beds 49.6%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 The Laurels of Forest Glenn 120beds 90.3%in use 3.39nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Fuquay-Varina Health and Rehabilitation Center 100beds 96.8%in use 3.75nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Highfield Nursing and Rehabilitation 120beds 87.2%in use –nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Litchford Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center 90beds 96.0%in use 3.55nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Perry Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center 132beds 93.9%in use 3.67nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center 95beds 89.9%in use 3.65nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare 80beds 96.5%in use 3.36nurse hours a day
- – not rated Bloomsbury at Hayes Barton Place 31beds –in use –nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Wake County, North Carolina?
CMS lists 21 certified nursing homes in Wake County, with 2,174 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Wake County have a 5-star overall rating?
6 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Bellarose Nursing And Rehab, Glenaire, Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center, The Rosewood Health Center, UNC Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center of Apex.
How full are nursing homes in Wake County?
On an average day about 85.5% of certified beds are in use across homes in Wake County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in North Carolina