Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Apex, NC

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

Updated on December 1, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Apex has a total of 46 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,619 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Apex of 59,300, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 12.84 persons in Apex. There were 3,790 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.05 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, Apex 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 Apex and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.56	0.57 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.21	2.30 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.96	0.89 / 0.88
All Staff	3.74	3.76 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Apex 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 Apex there were a total of 6 new cases and 6 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Apex

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 Apex Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Apex, 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 Apex

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Apex 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
Swift Creek Health Center 221 BRIGHTMORE DRIVE CARY, NC	5.33
Bellarose Nursing and Rehab 200 BELLAROSE LAKE WAY GARNER, NC	5.33
Carol Woods 750 WEAVER DAIRY ROAD CHAPEL HILL, NC	20.00
Croasdaile Village 2600 CROASDAILE FARM PARKWAY DURHAM, NC	5.33
Glenaire 4000 GLENAIRE CIRCLE CARY, NC	4.67
Unc Rex Rehab and Nursing Care Center of Apex 911 SOUTH HUGHES STREET APEX, NC	12.00
Hillcrest Convalescent Center 1417 W PETTIGREW STREET DURHAM, NC	1.33
The Rosewood Health Center 8710 CYPRESS CLUB DRIVE RALEIGH, NC	5.33
The Cedars of Chapel Hill 101 GREEN CEDAR LANE CHAPEL HILL, NC	4.00
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest 968 EAST WAIT AVENUE WAKE FOREST, NC	14.00

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

Facility	Rating
Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center 25 SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH, NC	97.67
Durham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 411 S LASALLE STREET DURHAM, NC	100.50 /
Liberty Commons Nsg and Rehab Ctr of Lee County 310 COMMERCE DRIVE SANFORD, NC	181.67
Liberty Commons Nsg and Rehab Ctr of Johnston Cty 2315 HIGHWAY 242 NORTH BENSON, NC	211.00
Pruitthealth-Durham 3100 ERWIN ROAD DURHAM, NC	124.33
The Laurels of Forest Glenn 1101 HARTWELL STREET GARNER, NC	200.33
Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 3609 BOND STREET RALEIGH, NC	122.67
Pruitthealth-Carolina Point 5935 MOUNT SINAI ROAD DURHAM, NC	121.17 /
Universal Health Care/fuquay-Varina 410 S JUDD PARKWAY SE FUQUAY VARINA, NC	202.83
Universal Health Care/lillington 1995 EAST CORNELIUS HARNETT BOULEVARD LILLINGTON, NC	81.33 /

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