Page 22 of Best Memory Care in North Carolina

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 323 memory care providers in NC using NC Dept. of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank memory care in NC
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Info below is compiled from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services (NCDHHS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. RESC (Residential Care): Personal care and daily-living support in a smaller, more intimate residential setting. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community): A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
NC DHSR Star Rating (0–4 stars). Issued by North Carolina's Division of Health Service Regulation based on annual facility inspections. Stars reflect overall compliance with state health and safety rules - 4 stars requires scores of 100+ on two consecutive annual inspections. Ratings can change between inspections if new violations or licensure actions occur.
DHSR Quality Score (/200). Each annual inspection starts at a base of 100 points. Facilities earn demerit points for violations and citations, and merit points for correcting issues, maintaining resident/family councils, sprinkler systems, and other quality programs. The "/200" display reflects the two most recent annual inspections combined - giving a longer-term view of compliance trends rather than a single snapshot.
A 0–100 score of a facility's regulatory inspection record, shown as a letter and compared with other facilities of the same kind in the same state. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine grade. It is not a government rating. A dash means we have no inspection data for that facility.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Share of inspections that resulted in deficiencies, expressed as a percentage of total inspections in the window.
Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
WhiteStone
MC
AL
CCRC
IL
NH
SNF
Greensboro
60
Facility 60
NC AVG 76
Rank #161 / 252
Yes
31
Facility 31
NC AVG 35
Rank #158 / 300
85.7%
Facility 85.7%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #48 / 152
A+--?--1 Bed / 2 Bed
Renaissance Care Home at Brier Creek
MC
AL
RESC
Durham (Fendol Farms)
6
Facility 6
NC AVG 76
Rank #229 / 252
No---
101.00/200
Facility 101.00/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #77 / 217
A+3
33%
Facility 33%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #88 / 224
Private Rooms
Goldsboro Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care
MC
AL
Goldsboro
56
Facility 56
NC AVG 76
Rank #199 / 252
No-
91.1%
Facility 91.1%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #31 / 152
-
76.00/200
Facility 76.00/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #144 / 217
B+16
0%
Facility 0%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #55 / 224
-
The Landings of Oak Island
MC
AL
Oak Island
80
Facility 80
NC AVG 76
Rank #102 / 252
No
3
Facility 3
NC AVG 35
Rank #286 / 300
--
93.50/200
Facility 93.50/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #153 / 217
C+6
0%
Facility 0%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #45 / 224
-
Harmony House Memory Care
MC
AL
Statesville
40
Facility 40
NC AVG 76
Rank #215 / 252
No-
92.5%
Facility 92.5%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #29 / 152
-
82.75/200
Facility 82.75/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #195 / 217
D28
0%
Facility 0%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #84 / 224
-
Hickory Village
MC
RC
Hickory
56
Facility 56
NC AVG 76
Rank #199 / 252
No---
100.00/200
Facility 100.00/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #86 / 217
A+13
85%
Facility 85%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #88 / 224
-
Calyx Living of Durham
MC
AL
RC
Durham
84
Facility 84
NC AVG 76
Rank #94 / 252
No-
39.3%
Facility 39.3%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #120 / 152
-
95.50/200
Facility 95.50/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #136 / 217
A+4
100%
Facility 100%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #88 / 224
-
Clayton House
MC
RC
Clayton
60
Facility 60
NC AVG 76
Rank #161 / 252
No-
43.3%
Facility 43.3%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #114 / 152
-
96.50/200
Facility 96.50/200
NC AVG 91
Rank #126 / 217
C-28
0%
Facility 0%
NC AVG 64.9%
Rank #84 / 224
-
St. Joseph of the Pines, a CCRC
MC
AL
CCRC
IL
NH
SNF
Southern Pines
176
Facility 176
NC AVG 76
Rank #5 / 252
Yes
2
Facility 2
NC AVG 35
Rank #292 / 300
41.6%
Facility 41.6%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #117 / 152
A+--?--Private Rooms
Conover Nursing & Rehab Center
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Sw Conover (Tri-City)
90
Facility 90
NC AVG 76
Rank #83 / 252
No
59
Facility 59
NC AVG 35
Rank #41 / 300
84.9%
Facility 84.9%
NC AVG 67.2%
Rank #49 / 152
---?--Private / Semi-Private Rooms

Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each memory care community is ranked against every other NC memory care community we track that reports that metric, not just the 323 on this page. See how we rank facilities

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WhiteStone

700 S Holden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27407
Overview of WhiteStone

WhiteStone is a blissful senior living community in Guilford County, Greensboro, NC, offering a vibrant independent living environment. Residents are provided plenty of options for their living space, including spacious apartments, cozy cottages, and free standing single residences, set in beautifully maintained 42-acre ground. In addition to a maintenance-free living, residents are also given access to an array of healthcare services, such as routine checkups, rehabilitation therapy, short- and long-term skilled nursing, and memory care should they need it.

Without the worries of housekeeping, maintenance, and meal preparation, residents can focus on living their life to the fullest. Hence, the community offers plenty of beautiful amenities and enriching activities. Here, residents are free to pursue their hobbies, explore new interests, make new friends, or visit all those places they’ve always wanted to explore.

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Overview of Renaissance Care Home at Brier Creek

In Durham, North Carolina, Renaissance Care Home at Brier Creek emerges as a dedicated assisted living community, emphasizing enhancing seniors’ well-being through a commitment to offering unparalleled personalized care within assisted living facilities. A central tenet of their mission revolves around providing exemplary client care across their family care homes.

The team at Renaissance Care Home stands fueled by motivation and unwavering determination, unified in their pursuit of establishing it as the epitome of exceptional assisted living facilities. They pledge a persistent presence, tending to residents’ needs while fulfilling their desires. Discover a haven where personalized care flourishes at Renaissance Care Home at Brier Creek.

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Overview of Goldsboro Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care

Goldsboro Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care offers two kinds of care at one address on Royale Avenue in Goldsboro. Older adults who need help with daily routines live here. So do residents with Alzheimer’s disease, who have a wing built for them.

The building holds 56 beds, and 51 of them are filled right now. That works out to 91 percent occupancy, a number that says local families keep choosing this place. A community this size can staff a separate memory care unit without becoming a place where nobody knows your name.

The Alzheimer’s Unit is the piece that sets this community apart from a standard adult care home. It was designed around residents whose needs and abilities run differently from the general population. Staff working that unit are trained specifically for memory loss. Everyone else gets support from licensed nurses and CNAs, with coverage running 24 hours a day.

Rehabilitation services happen on site, and for a resident coming back from a fall or a hospital stay, that removes a real logistical headache. No van rides, no rescheduling, no missed sessions because the driver was late.

Medicaid is accepted here; that single fact narrows or widens the field for a lot of North Carolina families more than any amenity list does. State inspections have looked at infection prevention and control and at fall and injury prevention. Both areas carry weight in a setting where residents may be unsteady on their feet.

One practical note about the location: the Walk Score is 0, meaning the neighborhood is car-dependent and errands require driving. Visiting family should plan around that, and residents will depend on scheduled transportation or relatives for anything off campus.

Contact Goldsboro Assisted Living & Alzheimer’s Care

The Landings of Oak Island

2910 Pine Plantation Parkway Oak Island, Nc 28461, Oak Island, NC 28461
Overview of The Landings of Oak Island

The Landings of Oak Island runs two care types in Oak Island, NC. Those two are memory care and assisted living. Assisted living is the care level that provides help with daily tasks a resident can’t manage unaided. Memory care supervises them within a secure setting and answers for wandering risks that come with dementia.

Here, one license carries both, so needs can grow later without obliging a move to somewhere new. The building holds 80 beds.

A library is among the amenities. Medicaid is accepted, and that helps a family whose money won’t cover a long stay. Secured Living is the program name given to the memory care setting.

Contact The Landings of Oak Island

Harmony House Memory Care

1372 Eufola Road Statesville, Nc 28677, Statesville, NC 28677
Overview of Harmony House Memory Care

Harmony House Memory Care works in Statesville, North Carolina, at 1372 Eufola Road. The place helps older people with daily chores and also cares for those who have trouble remembering things. This location is not easy to walk around, so people must use a car to get anywhere.

The building has 40 beds, and right now 37 people live there. This means about 93 percent of the rooms are full. A building with 40 beds is considered small for this type of home in North Carolina.

A doctor works there, trained nurses and helpers are always on the floor, and someone is awake to help at all times. A main nurse stays at the building, and a lead doctor watches over the health plans, while other doctors come to visit the people in their rooms instead of making them go to a different office. People living there carry special buttons to call for help.

The rooms are private and big, and every room has its own bathroom and a way to change the heat. Places to wash include a special tub and a shower that a wheelchair can roll into. Common areas include a church room, a book room, a game room, and a hair shop, and the yard has a porch and tall garden boxes so people can plant flowers without having to get on their knees. All food is made in the building, and workers do the cleaning and the washing.

State reports for Harmony House show the same problems with medicine, worker training, and writing down health plans. The home takes Medicaid money to help pay for the stay. For families thinking about staying for many years, having this kind of help to pay the bills is very important. Harmony House is a small home with nurses and private rooms that takes state help, though its reports often mention issues with medicine and paperwork.

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Hickory Village

427 3Rd Avenue S.e. Hickory, Nc 28602, Hickory, NC 28602
Overview of Hickory Village

Hickory Village offers memory care and respite care in Hickory, NC. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for residents living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, while respite care offers a short stay when a family’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. It may suit a person whose Alzheimer’s or dementia related needs call for secured supervision, or a family needing short term caregiver relief.

With 56 beds, Hickory Village falls within the smaller community range, where staff and residents can get to know each other. Restaurant style dining is available, with dietitian approved meals and support for special diets, so meals can be planned around a resident’s dietary requirements. Transportation services are also available, allowing residents to travel without arranging every trip independently.

A library, entertainment room, and outdoor common area provide different places to read, spend time in an indoor shared space, or be outside. Medicaid is accepted, giving eligible residents a potential way to pay for care when private savings may not cover a long stay.

Contact Hickory Village

Calyx Living of Durham

4214 Guess Road Durham, Nc 27712, Durham, NC 27712
Overview of Calyx Living of Durham

Calyx Living of Durham in Durham, NC, offers assisted living, memory care, and respite care. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while a resident maintains their own living space, while memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Respite care offers a short-term stay when a resident’s usual caregiver needs time to travel, recover, or manage other responsibilities. The community has 84 beds, and residents can take part in the Beauty and Wellbeing and Resident Engagement programs. With several care levels available, Calyx Living of Durham may be a good fit for a resident whose support needs could grow over time without requiring a move to a different community.

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Clayton House

145 Dairy Road Clayton, Nc 27520, Clayton, NC 27520
Overview of Clayton House

Clayton House sits at 145 Dairy Road in Clayton, North Carolina. The community provides memory care and respite care, serving residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Secured living is the organizing principle here, not an add-on feature. The surrounding area scores a 0 on Walk Score, meaning families and staff will be driving to nearly everything.

Sixty beds are licensed and 26 are filled, an occupancy rate of 43 percent. Open capacity carries practical weight for a family working against a hospital discharge date. It also means a smaller resident group inside a secured building.

Licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants handle care, with staffing maintained 24 hours a day. Secured living addresses residents who wander or need steady supervision throughout the day and night. Respite care covers shorter stays when a caregiver at home needs relief.

Housekeeping, maintenance, and transportation are part of the operation. Meals are served restaurant-style. Residents have a library, an entertainment room, and an outdoor common area available to them.

State inspection themes at this community include medication management, staffing and staff credentials, environmental and hazardous-materials safety, care planning and documentation, and fall and injury prevention. Those five areas span both clinical practice and the physical building.

Medicaid is accepted here. Clayton House is a secured 60-bed memory care community with substantial open capacity, round-the-clock licensed staffing, and a documented range of inspection themes families will want to weigh against their own priorities.

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Overview of St. Joseph of the Pines, a CCRC

St. Joseph of the Pines by the Trinity Health community delivers quality service thoughtfully designed to offer both convenience and comfort in one setting. The continuing care retirement home specializes in independent living assisted living, and nursing care services. Reflected on their recognition by the U.S. News and World Report as the Best Nursing Homes for short-term rehabilitation, one can understand the home’s value. St. Joseph of the Pines continuously improves the lives of its residents by creating a cozy environment where an abundance of opportunities is available. 

The lifestyle at St. Joseph’s practices a personalized care approach anchored by the trusted bond between residents and staff; personal care services include ADLs, 24-hour care and nursing, medication administration, engaging programs, and on-site therapy services– speech, physical, and occupational. 

Contact St. Joseph of the Pines, a CCRC

Overview of Conover Nursing & Rehab Center

Conover Nursing & Rehab Center is a family-owned nursing home in Conover, NC, offering rehabilitation and skilled nursing. With a compassionate and nurturing environment, the community ensures older adults have a comfortable stay. Residents also experience a worry-free lifestyle with 24-hour care, well-balanced meals, and transportation services. The community also goes above and beyond to get to know residents’ unique needs and habits to provide the best possible care for their recovery and wellness.

Sensory stimulation, light exercises, and celebrations help enhance residents’ cognition and encourage them to live actively. With spacious common areas and state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment, residents can rest and move around comfortably. Residents also experience a laid-back lifestyle, as it is conveniently located in the quiet residential area of Conover. This nursing home is a good option for senior living in North Carolina, especially with its commitment to helping older adults return to their routines.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
04

Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Memory Care in North Carolina at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 35/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in North Carolina. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 76The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in North Carolina. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Memory Care in North Carolina

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in North Carolina?

Assisted living in North Carolina supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.

Does North Carolina Medicaid cover memory care?

North Carolina Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for memory care, but most states (including North Carolina) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.

What is memory care?

Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, with secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and routines built to reduce confusion and wandering.

How many memory care communities are listed on this page?

This page features 323 memory care communities in North Carolina. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right memory care community in North Carolina?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in North Carolina, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting memory care communities in North Carolina?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.