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Nursing homes in North Carolina
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As of the CMS Care Compare September 2026 release, 419 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes have an address in North Carolina. 415 have a CMS overall star rating, and 156 are rated 4 stars or higher. 81 share the highest rating here, 5 stars, including Abernathy Laurels, Alpine Health and Rehabilitation of Asheboro and Anson Health and Rehabilitation (first three alphabetically). They are listed across 199 cities.
How this list is ordered: by the CMS overall star rating, highest first; ties alphabetical; nursing homes without a rating last (no rating is not a bad rating). Nothing else changes the order, and no nursing home can pay us. This page has no ads, sponsors or partner links. Methodology · Ownership disclosure
Largest cities
All cities with 3 or more nursing homes (43)
- Albemarle
- Asheboro
- Asheville
- Black Mountain
- Brevard
- Burlington
- Chapel Hill
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Durham
- Fayetteville
- Gastonia
- Goldsboro
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Henderson
- Hendersonville
- Hickory
- High Point
- Huntersville
- Kernersville
- Kinston
- Lenoir
- Lexington
- Lincolnton
- Lumberton
- Matthews
- Monroe
- Morganton
- Mount Airy
- New Bern
- Pinehurst
- Raleigh
- Rocky Mount
- Rutherfordton
- Salisbury
- Sanford
- Statesville
- Thomasville
- Waynesville
- Wilmington
- Wilson
- Winston-Salem
Nursing homes in smaller cities (193)
Related
- Medicare home health agencies in North Carolina
- Hospices in North Carolina
- How nursing home care works and who pays
- North Carolina city index (JSON)
Quick facts: 419 Medicare- and/or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in North Carolina across 199 cities; 415 have a CMS overall star rating (CMS Care Compare, September 2026); ranked only by CMS stars, never paid.