Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Wilmington, NC

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Wilmington
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on July 14, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Wilmington has a total of 17 active skilled nursing facilities and 1,483 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Wilmington of 255,616, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 172.36 persons in Wilmington. There were 1,257 residents in nursing homes as July 14, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.76 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Wilmington has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Wilmington and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.57	0.58 / 0.65
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.17	2.31 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.98	0.90 / 0.87
All Staff	3.71	3.79 / 3.78

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for North Carolina.

COVID-19 Infections in Wilmington Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Wilmington there were a total of 2 new cases and 2 new deaths among residents for the week ending July 14, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Wilmington

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Wilmington Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Wilmington, NC. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Wilmington

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Wilmington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Bradley Creek Health Center 740 DIAMOND SHOALS ROAD WILMINGTON, NC	14.00
The Laurels of Pender 311 S CAMPBELL STREET BURGAW, NC	5.33
Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation Center 2006 SOUTH 16TH STREET WILMINGTON, NC	7.33
Woodbury Wellness Center Inc 2778 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE HAMPSTEAD, NC	32.00
Trinity Grove 631 JUNCTION CREEK DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC	36.50
Pender Memorial Hosp Snf 507 E FREMONT STREET BURGAW, NC	10.67
Brunswick Cove Nursing Center 1478 RIVER ROAD WINNABOW, NC	36.67
Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3015 ENTERPRISE DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC	87.00
Liberty Commons Rehabilitation Center 121 RACINE DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC	78.00 /
Davis Health Care Center 1011 PORTERS NECK ROAD WILMINGTON, NC	63.50

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Wilmington based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Accordius Health at Wilmington 820 WELLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON, NC	86.67
Peak Resources-Wilmington, Inc 2305 SILVER STREAM LANE WILMINGTON, NC	62.00 /
Universal Health Care / Brunswick 1070 OLD OCEAN HIGHWAY BOLIVIA, NC	157.00 /
Davis Health and Wellness Ctr at Cambridge Villag 83 CAVALIER DRIVE, STE 200 WILMINGTON, NC	50.00
Liberty Commons Nrsg and Rehab Cntr of Southport LLC 630 FODALE AVENUE SOUTHPORT, NC	65.33
Azalea Health and Rehab Center 3800 INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD WILMINGTON, NC	132.00
Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove 5725 CAROLINA BEACH ROAD WILMINGTON, NC	171.00
Davis Health Care Center 1011 PORTERS NECK ROAD WILMINGTON, NC	63.50
Liberty Commons Rehabilitation Center 121 RACINE DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC	78.00 /
Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3015 ENTERPRISE DRIVE WILMINGTON, NC	87.00

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