Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Sanford, NC

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Sanford
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, Sanford has a total of 21 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,026 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Sanford of 35,467, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 17.51 persons in Sanford. There were 1,629 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 80.40 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, Sanford 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 Sanford and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.51	0.57 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.24	2.30 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.96	0.89 / 0.88
All Staff	3.71	3.76 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Sanford 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 Sanford there were a total of 0 new cases and 0 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 Sanford

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 Sanford Nursing Homes

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

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Sanford 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
Unc Rex Rehab and Nursing Care Center of Apex 911 SOUTH HUGHES STREET APEX, NC	12.00
Glenaire 4000 GLENAIRE CIRCLE CARY, NC	4.67
Swift Creek Health Center 221 BRIGHTMORE DRIVE CARY, NC	5.33
Saint Joseph of The Pines Health Center 103 GOSSMAN ROAD PINEHURST, NC	15.33
Windsor Point Continuing Care 1221 BROAD STREET FUQUAY VARINA, NC	40.67
Inn at Quail Haven Village 155 BLAKE BOULEVARD PINEHURST, NC	38.00
The Arbor 300 CLYNELISH CLOSE PITTSBORO, NC	10.00
Peak Resources - Pinelake 801 PINEHURST AVENUE CARTHAGE, NC	16.00
Westfield Rehabilitation and Health Center 3100 TRAMWAY ROAD SANFORD, NC	24.00
Penick Village 401 EAST RHODE ISLAND AVENUE SOUTHERN PINES, NC	44.00

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

Facility	Rating
Cary Health and Rehabilitation 6590 TRYON ROAD CARY, NC	81.33
Universal Health Care/lillington 1995 EAST CORNELIUS HARNETT BOULEVARD LILLINGTON, NC	81.33 /
Universal Health Care/fuquay-Varina 410 S JUDD PARKWAY SE FUQUAY VARINA, NC	202.83
The Greens at Pinehurst Rehab and Living Center 205 RATTLESNAKE TRAIL PINEHURST, NC	134.67
Liberty Commons Nsg and Rehab Ctr of Lee County 310 COMMERCE DRIVE SANFORD, NC	181.67
Siler City Center 900 W DOLPHIN STREET SILER CITY, NC	147.83 /
Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 300 BLAKE BOULEVARD PINEHURST, NC	66.67
Emerald Health and Rehab Center 54 RED MULBERRY WAY LILLINGTON, NC	34.67
The Laurels of Chatham 72 CHATHAM BUSINESS PARK PITTSBORO, NC	55.33
Sanford Health and Rehabilitation Co 2702 FARRELL ROAD SANFORD, NC	106.33

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