Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
Nursing home in Wake Forest, North Carolina, CMS certification number 345417
968 East Wait Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27588 · Wake County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 130
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 5, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest 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 | 3 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 Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest 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
- 3.86
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.89
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.43
- Weekend total hours
- 3.23
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 5, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 6, 2024, found 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 119.5 residents live here, about 92% of its 130 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 119.5
- Certified since
- April 9, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
- Legal business name
- Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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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.
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Questions about Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
What is the CMS star rating of Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest?
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.