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Raleigh is in Wake County. Assisted living and memory care here are licensed as adult care homes by North Carolina's Division of Health Service Regulation.

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State capital and hub of the Triangle, home to WakeMed Raleigh Campus, UNC REX Healthcare, and Duke Raleigh Hospital, with dense senior-services infrastructure and the region's largest network of home-care agencies and assisted living communities.

Short answer

Raleigh is in Wake County. Senior care here is licensed as an adult care home by North Carolina's Division of Health Service Regulation. We list 13 verified communities in Raleigh, and an advisor can cover the surrounding area at no cost to your family.

Verified communities in Raleigh

Every community below was confirmed against the operator's own published information. We do not list bed counts or license numbers we could not verify, and we do not publish pricing we cannot source.

CommunityCare typeAddressCounty
Sunrise of RaleighAssisted Living4801 Edwards Mill Road
Raleigh, OH 27612		Wake
Sunrise at North HillsAssisted Living615 Spring Forest Road
Raleigh, OH 27609		Wake
Brookdale North RaleighIndependent Living1200 Carlos Drive
Raleigh, OH 27609		Wake
Atria OakridgeIndependent Living10810 Sandy Oak Ln
Raleigh, OH 27614		Wake
Spring Arbor of RaleighAssisted Living1810 New Hope Rd
Raleigh, OH 27610		Wake
SpringmoorIndependent Living1500 Sawmill Road
Raleigh, OH 27615		Wake
The Cardinal at North HillsIndependent Living4030 Cardinal at North Hills Street
Raleigh, OH 27609		Wake
Magnolia GlenIndependent Living5301 Creedmoor Road
Raleigh, OH 27612		Wake
PruittHealth - RaleighNursing Home2420 Lake Wheeler Road
Raleigh, OH 27603		Wake
Bloomsbury at Hayes Barton PlaceMemory Care2750 Oberlin Road
Raleigh, OH 27608		Wake
Perry Creek Health and Rehabilitation CenterNursing Home5201 Clarks Fork Drive NW
Raleigh, OH 27616		Wake
Transitions LifeCareHospice250 Hospice Circle
Raleigh, OH 27607		Wake
Amedisys Home Health Care - RaleighHome Health & Home Care3921 Sunset Ridge Rd, Suite 102
Raleigh, OH 27607		Wake
How North Carolina licenses assisted living. NC uses one license type -- 'adult care home' -- under Chapter 131D, with no Type A/B/C tiering. Read the full explanation →

What to ask on a tour in Raleigh

Marketing directors are good at their jobs. These are the questions that actually surface differences between communities:

  1. Can I see your current license and most recent state inspection report?
  2. Can I see your Special Care Unit disclosure statement? North Carolina requires this specific document, filed under G.S. 131D-8, for any community marketing secured memory care.
  3. What is the all-in monthly cost at my parent's current care level? Ask for the care-level assessment tool in writing and where your parent would score today.
  4. How often have rates increased in the last three years, and by how much?
  5. What is the overnight staffing ratio? Not the daytime ratio — overnight is where families get surprised.
  6. What is caregiver turnover here?
  7. Do you accept State/County Special Assistance, and how many current residents use it? North Carolina has no assisted-living Medicaid waiver -- Special Assistance is the program that helps with room and board here, and not every community accepts it.
  8. What happens if my parent's needs exceed what this license allows?

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Care options in Raleigh

Assisted Living in Raleigh

Help with daily activities in an NC-licensed adult care home, with meals, housekeeping and medication assistance included.

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Memory Care in Raleigh

Secured, dementia-specific care under North Carolina's Special Care Unit disclosure requirement -- not a separate license or certification.

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Nursing Homes in Raleigh

Skilled nursing facilities, licensed separately from adult care homes under NC rules, providing 24-hour licensed nursing care and short-term rehabilitation.

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In-Home Care in Raleigh

Caregivers and skilled clinicians who come to the home, from a few hours a week to around-the-clock support.

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Independent Living in Raleigh

Age-restricted apartments and campuses with dining, activities and light services, for adults who do not need daily hands-on care.

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Hospice Care in Raleigh

Comfort-focused care for a life-limiting illness, delivered at home, in a facility, or in a dedicated inpatient unit.

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Questions families ask

How much money can a nursing home Medicaid resident in North Carolina keep for personal expenses each month?

NC's nursing facility Medicaid Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) is $70 per month for an institutionalized individual, or up to $140/month combined for a married couple sharing a room in the same facility. Nursing facility Medicaid residents generally must apply nearly all of their remaining monthly income toward the cost of care beyond this allowance, per the NC DHHS MA-2270 policy manual.

If my father goes into a nursing home in Wake County, how much of the couple's savings can my mother keep?

Under NC's Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) rules, the spouse remaining in the community can generally keep between $31,584 and $157,920 in countable assets, with the exact amount depending on the couple's total countable resources at the time of the Medicaid application (the 'snapshot' date), separate from the nursing home spouse's own $2,000 asset limit. This protects the at-home spouse from having to spend down the couple's entire savings before the institutionalized spouse can qualify.

How much income can my mother keep at home in Chapel Hill if my father moves into a nursing facility on Medicaid?

NC's Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA) rules allow a community spouse to retain between $2,643.75 and $3,948.00 per month in income before excess shelter allowance adjustments, with the institutionalized spouse's income potentially diverted to the community spouse if the community spouse's own income falls below this range. The exact figure depends on the community spouse's housing and utility costs, calculated under the MA-2270 policy manual's shelter allowance formula.

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