Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
968 East Wait Avenue, Wake Forest, NC · (919) 556-4082
- CMS high-performer trophy
- Certified beds
- 130
- Residents per day
- 120
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 9, 1992
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in North Carolina.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among North Carolina homes
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest carries 0 inspection points, the cleanest record possible.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in North Carolina: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–4 pts
- 4★ 4–15 pts
- 3★ 15–35 pts
- 2★ 35–73.5 pts
- 1★ over 73.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in North Carolina by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
1 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service1E
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspection history
2025-09-05
0 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2024-09-06
0 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
2023-06-08
1 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 51 min of nursing staff time a day, 32 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 51 min
North Carolina average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 43% of nursing staff and 53% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts better | 0.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.8 pts better | 96.2% | 92.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.3 pts better | 100.0% | 94.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.2 pts better | 2.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms6.8 pts better | 0.0% | 6.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.4 pts worse | 9.5% | 7.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.5 pts better | 17.6% | 21.1% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.9 pts better | 4.0% | 13.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened30.1 pts worse | 46.7% | 16.6% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased18.2 pts worse | 33.2% | 15.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1 pts better | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.7 pts worse | 21.6% | 19.9% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.9 pts better | 4.5% | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.3 pts worse | 81.2% | 81.5% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit0.5 pts better | 12.2% | 12.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.1 pts better | 86.2% | 81.1% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.8 pts worse | 26.0% | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
15 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Clifton, Mary Margaret | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 45% | 1 facilities |
| Bennett, Richard | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 10% | 1 facilities |
| Bryant -Levant, Karen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Clifton, Mary Margaret | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Clifton, Mary Margaret | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Evans, Kisa | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Evans, Riley | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Evans, Riley | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Evans, Robert | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Evans, Robert | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Evans, Robert | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Evans, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 6 facilities |
| Jonhson, Florence | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Jonhson, Florence | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Wood, Brandon | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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