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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.

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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 We do not list bed counts or license numbers we could not verify, and we do not publish pricing we cannot source.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?

Go back unannounced at a different time of day before you decide.

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Questions families ask

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.

Where do I file a complaint about care quality at an adult care home in Apex?

Complaints about a licensed adult care home or family care home anywhere in North Carolina, including Apex, go to DHSR's Complaint Intake Unit at 1-800-624-3004 (in-state) or 919-855-4500, staffed weekdays 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. except holidays. DHSR's Complaint Intake Unit often forwards complaints about specific resident conditions to the local county Department of Social Services for investigation, since Adult Protective Services in NC is county-administered.

What are DHSR's complaint line hours, and does it cover a facility in Fuquay-Varina?

DHSR's Complaint Intake and Health Care Personnel Investigations Section can be reached at 1-800-624-3004 (in North Carolina) or 919-855-4500, weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding state holidays. This line covers complaints about any DHSR-regulated facility statewide, including licensed adult care homes, family care homes, and nursing homes in southern Wake County towns like Fuquay-Varina.

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