Hillcrest Convalescent Center
Nursing home in Durham, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345001
1417 W Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 86
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Hillcrest Convalescent Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Hillcrest Convalescent Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Hillcrest Convalescent Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 6.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.26
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.08
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.84
- Weekend total hours
- 5.74
- Nursing staff turnover
- 28%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 29, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 21, 2025, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Hillcrest Convalescent Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 74.5 residents live here, about 87% of its 86 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 74.5
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Hillcrest Convalescent Center
- Legal business name
- Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Hillcrest Convalescent Center
- Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center1515 W Pettigrew Street, Durham 27705
- University Health and Rehabilitation Center411 S Lasalle Street, Durham 27705
- PruittHealth-Durham3100 Erwin Road, Durham 27705
- The Forest At Duke Inc2701 Pickett Road, Durham 27705
- Carver Living Center303 East Carver Street, Durham 27704
See also all nursing homes in Durham.
Who inspects nursing homes in North Carolina
North Carolina's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in North Carolina, the 11 in Durham, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Hillcrest Convalescent Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Hillcrest Convalescent Center
What is the CMS star rating of Hillcrest Convalescent Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Hillcrest Convalescent Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Hillcrest Convalescent Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Hillcrest Convalescent Center?
Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.