North Carolina nursing homes ranked

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419 nursing homes in North Carolina are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 85 rated 5 stars: Transylvania Regional Hospital in Brevard, The Sharon at Southpark in Charlotte, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center-Snu in Charlotte, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All North Carolina nursing homes

419 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in North Carolina

• Nursing homes in Charlotte (20)
• Nursing homes in Raleigh (12)
• Nursing homes in Durham (11)
• Nursing homes in Greensboro (11)
• Nursing homes in Wilmington (11)
• Nursing homes in Asheville (10)
• Nursing homes in Winston-Salem (10)
• Nursing homes in Fayetteville (8)
• Nursing homes in Gastonia (7)
• Nursing homes in Salisbury (7)
• Nursing homes in Hendersonville (6)
• Nursing homes in Burlington (5)

Nursing homes by city in North Carolina

• Aberdeen (1)
• Advance (1)
• Ahoskie (1)
• Albemarle (4)
• Andrews (1)
• Apex (1)
• Archdale (1)
• Arden (1)
• Ash (1)
• Asheboro (3)
• Asheville (10)
• Ayden (1)
• Banner Elk (1)
• Barco (1)
• Beaufort (1)
• Benson (1)
• Bermuda Run (1)
• Biscoe (1)
• Black Mountain (4)
• Blowing Rock (1)
• Bolivia (1)
• Boone (1)
• Bostic (1)
• Brevard (3)
• Bryson City (1)
• Burgaw (1)
• Burlington (5)
• Burnsville (1)
• Candler (1)
• Canton (1)
• Carthage (1)
• Cary (2)
• Chapel Hill (4)
• Charlotte (20)
• Cherokee (1)
• Cherryville (2)
• Clayton (2)
• Clemmons (2)
• Clinton (2)
• Colfax (1)
• Columbus (1)
• Concord (5)
• Connelly Spring (1)
• Connelly Springs (1)
• Conover (1)
• Cornelius (1)
• Danbury (1)
• Denton (1)
• Dunn (2)
• Durham (11)
• Eastover (1)
• Eden (2)
• Edenton (1)
• Elizabeth City (2)
• Elizabethtown (2)
• Elkin (2)
• Fairview (1)
• Falcon (1)
• Farmville (1)
• Fayetteville (8)
• Flat Rock (1)
• Fletcher (1)
• Forest City (1)
• Franklin (1)
• Fuquay Varina (2)
• Garner (2)
• Gastonia (7)
• Gatesville (1)
• Goldsboro (3)
• Graham (1)
• Granite Falls (1)
• Grantsboro (1)
• Greensboro (11)
• Greenville (4)
• Grover (1)
• Hamlet (1)
• Hampstead (1)
• Harrisburg (1)
• Havelock (1)
• Hayesville (1)
• Henderson (3)
• Hendersonville (6)
• Hertford (1)
• Hickory (4)
• High Point (3)
• Highlands (1)
• Hillsborough (1)
• Huntersville (3)
• Indian Trail (1)
• Jackson (1)
• Jacksonville (2)
• Jamestown (2)
• Jefferson (1)
• Kannapolis (2)
• Kenansville (1)
• Kernersville (3)
• King (2)
• Kings Mountain (1)
• Kinston (3)
• Knightdale (1)
• Lake Waccamaw (1)
• Laurinburg (2)
• Lenoir (3)
• Lexington (4)
• Lillington (2)
• Lincolnton (3)
• Louisburg (2)
• Lumberton (5)
• Madison (1)
• Maggie Valley (1)
• Marion (1)
• Mars Hill (1)
• Marshall (1)
• Marshville (1)
• Matthews (3)
• McLeansville (1)
• Mebane (1)
• Mills River (1)
• Mint Hill (1)
• Mocksville (1)
• Monroe (4)
• Mooresville (2)
• Morehead City (2)
• Morganton (3)
• Mount Airy (3)
• Mount Olive (1)
• Murphy (1)
• Nags Head (1)
• Nashville (1)
• Nebo (1)
• New Bern (4)
• Newport (1)
• Newton (1)
• North Wilkesboro (2)
• Oxford (2)
• Pembroke (1)
• Pinehurst (4)
• Pineville (1)
• Pittsboro (2)
• Pleasant Garden (1)
• Plymouth (1)
• Pollocksville (1)
• Raeford (1)
• Raleigh (12)
• Ramseur (1)
• Reidsville (2)
• Rich Square (1)
• Roanoke Rapids (1)
• Robbinsville (1)
• Rockingham (1)
• Rocky Mount (3)
• Roxboro (2)
• Rutherfordton (3)
• Salisbury (7)
• Saluda (1)
• Sanford (3)
• Scotland Neck (2)
• Shallotte (1)
• Shelby (2)
• Siler City (1)
• Smithfield (2)
• Snow Hill (1)
• Southern Pines (1)
• Southport (1)
• Sparta (1)
• Spencer (1)
• Spruce Pine (1)
• Stanley (1)
• Statesville (3)
• Stokesdale (1)
• Swannanoa (1)
• Sylva (2)
• Tarboro (2)
• Taylorsville (1)
• Thomasville (3)
• Trinity (1)
• Tryon (1)
• Wadesboro (2)
• Wake Forest (1)
• Wallace (1)
• Walnut Cove (1)
• Warrenton (1)
• Warsaw (1)
• Washington (2)
• Waxhaw (1)
• Waynesville (3)
• Weaverville (1)
• Weldon (1)
• Whiteville (2)
• Wilkesboro (2)
• Williamston (1)
• Wilmington (11)
• Wilson (5)
• Windsor (2)
• Winnabow (1)
• Winston-Salem (10)
• Yadkinville (2)
• Yanceyville (1)
• Zebulon (1)

Questions about North Carolina nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in North Carolina?

419 nursing homes in North Carolina are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 199 cities. 400 of them accept Medicaid.

How are North Carolina nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in North Carolina is 3.0 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 85 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do North Carolina nursing homes have?

The median North Carolina home reports 3.57 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many North Carolina nursing homes have been fined?

234 (56%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Georgia nursing homes (356)
• South Carolina nursing homes (187)
• Tennessee nursing homes (303)
• Virginia nursing homes (289)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.