968 WAIT AVE, Wake Forest, NC 27587
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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
Wake Forest, North CarolinaMedicare inspection record
About Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest is a for profit - corporation nursing home in Wake Forest, NC with 130 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Wake Forest, NC
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
968 East Wait Avenue, Wake Forest, North Carolina 27588
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 5, 2025, state inspectors found no health deficiencies.
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the North Carolina average.
Medicare has not fined Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 32 minutesBelow the North Carolina average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 46%Below the North Carolina average |
Inspections
No health citations in Medicare's records for the last three years.
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 115
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 9, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 345417
Location
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968 East Wait AvenueWake Forest, NC 27588
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Questions about Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
How did Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 5, 2025 and found no health deficiencies. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident per day, including 32 minutes from registered nurses. 46% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.