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75 verified providers across your coverage area.

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6 care types
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Every provider in this directory was verified against its own published information as of 2026-08-15. That is a deliberately narrow standard, and it means this directory is smaller than the aggregator listings you will find elsewhere.

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This directory lists 75 verified senior care providers across your metro, covering assisted living, memory care, nursing homes, independent living, home health and hospice.

What verified means here. Name, address, ZIP, county and care type were each confirmed against the operator's own website. We do not publish bed counts, license numbers, pricing or star ratings we could not source. Communities that appear on aggregator sites but that we could not confirm currently operate under that name at that address are not listed here.

Coverage by city

CityCountyVerified providersCare types covered
RaleighWake13Assisted Living, Home Health & Home Care, Hospice, Independent Living, Memory Care, Nursing Home
CaryWake6Independent Living
ApexWake2Assisted Living, Nursing Home
GarnerWake3Assisted Living
Wake ForestWake2Assisted Living
Holly SpringsWake1Assisted Living
Fuquay-VarinaWake7Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care, Nursing Home
MorrisvilleWake2Independent Living
KnightdaleWake1Assisted Living
RolesvilleWake2Assisted Living
WendellWake0None yet
ZebulonWake1Assisted Living
DurhamDurham10Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care, Nursing Home
Chapel HillOrange6Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Home
CarrboroOrange1Assisted Living
HillsboroughOrange1Assisted Living
ClaytonJohnston6Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Home
SmithfieldJohnston3Assisted Living, Nursing Home
SelmaJohnston0None yet
Four OaksJohnston0None yet
BensonJohnston0None yet
LouisburgFranklin2Assisted Living, Nursing Home
YoungsvilleFranklin0None yet
FranklintonFranklin1Assisted Living
PittsboroChatham1Independent Living
Siler CityChatham2Assisted Living, Nursing Home
LillingtonHarnett1Assisted Living
AngierHarnett0None yet
DunnHarnett1Nursing Home
KenlyJohnston0None yet
PrincetonJohnston0None yet
Pine LevelJohnston0None yet
BunnFranklin0None yet
GoldstonChatham0None yet
CoatsHarnett0None yet
ErwinHarnett0None yet

Browse by care type below, or open a city or county page for the providers based there plus the nearest verified options where a city has none of a given type.

You can check any facility's record free. NC DHSR's Regulated Facilities search shows license status; its ACLS tool shows inspection history and penalties. Read the full explanation →

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Assisted Living

50 verified in your metro

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Memory Care

44 verified in your metro

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Nursing Home

23 verified in your metro

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Home Health & Home Care

2 verified in your metro

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Independent Living

26 verified in your metro

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Hospice

6 verified in your metro

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Questions families ask

How do I check if an assisted living community in Cary is actually licensed?

Use the NC Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) Regulated Facilities search at info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/facilities/search.asp, which lets you search by county (Wake) or facility name and confirms the current license status, address, and bed capacity for any licensed adult care home. Every community operating as assisted living in Cary must be licensed under N.C.G.S. Chapter 131D and 10A NCAC 13F, regardless of how it markets itself.

Does North Carolina license assisted living facilities as Type A, B, or C like some other states?

No. North Carolina uses a single licensure category called 'adult care home' under N.C.G.S. Chapter 131D and 10A NCAC 13F, adopted by the N.C. Medical Care Commission, rather than an acuity-tiered Type A/B/C system some other states use. A facility can add a Special Care Unit designation to that same license for memory care, but this is not a separate license class.

What's the difference between a 'family care home' and a regular adult care home in Durham?

A family care home is licensed to serve 2 to 6 unrelated residents in a residential-style setting, while a larger adult care home (7 or more beds) operates under the same statute and rules but with a different fee and penalty schedule based on bed count. Both are licensed by DHSR's Adult Care Licensure Section under the identical Chapter 131D / 10A NCAC 13F framework — a family care home is a subset of the adult care home category, not a separate license type.

What has to be disclosed if a memory care unit in Wake Forest calls itself a 'Special Care Unit'?

Under G.S. 131D-8 and 10A NCAC 13F .1300 (the Special Care Unit rules), a facility operating a dementia/Alzheimer's unit must file a disclosure statement with DHSR describing the unit's philosophy of care, staffing and training specific to dementia care, physical environment, admission and discharge criteria, and programming — this disclosure must also be made available to prospective residents and families. The required content and format are published on DHSR's Special Care Unit disclosure page (ncdhhs.gov, ACLS).

How do I find inspection reports and violation history for a nursing home in Durham?

Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) are licensed and certified by DHSR's Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section and are also surveyed under federal Medicare/Medicaid rules, so their inspection results, deficiencies, and CMS Five-Star Quality Rating are published on Medicare's Care Compare website (medicare.gov/care-compare) alongside the underlying survey (Form 2567) reports. You can cross-reference the same facility's NC license status through DHSR's Regulated Facilities search at info.ncdhhs.gov/dhsr/facilities/search.asp.

Is the same state agency in charge of licensing both nursing homes and assisted living communities in Raleigh?

Yes, both fall under the NC Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR), but two different sections handle them: the Adult Care Licensure Section (ACLS) licenses adult care homes and family care homes (what most people call assisted living), while the Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section (NHLCS) licenses and federally certifies nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities). They operate under different statutory and rule frameworks and use different inspection/rating tools.

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