The Best Nursing Home Communities in Wake County, NC

"I have been touring all of the facilities in the Raleigh area for my dear friend who just had her left hip replaced. I found everything I was looking for when I visited Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center. The Administrator personally toured me through her facility and I was introduced to the Director of Nursing and Rehab Program Manager who were so helpful in answering my questions. I selected this facility for my friend and things just got better and better. She enjoyed her therapy, nursing services and even the nursing assistants were attentive to her every need...but the food was amazing! I found myself purchasing a meal and eating lunch with her several times a week. As a guest to the facility you can't beat the $3.00 meal that is delicious! While my friend was only there for a few weeks, she wished she could have stayed longer...thank you Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center for your caring approach in every aspect of my friends care."

"The outdoor court was very clean and enjoyable to set in the sun. Staff was very helpful and friendly. The meals were nicely presented. Thanks for your services "

"My father ended up at Litchford Falls Healthcare & Rehab. It is very clean and very organized. The rooms appear to be in very good shape. The care has been good. The staff is very willing to communicate with you. They were very helpful in getting him moved over there. I've been very pleased with it. It's just been a relief to get him there and feel like he's being well taken care of. The rooms are nice. They're not very big, but they are very clean and the bathrooms are nice. They look like a bathroom in a house, so it's nice. He has a shared room. I've been there to feed him, and it looked and smelled really good. What little he ate, he seemed to enjoy it. The dining area was nice, clean, and big. They have activities. The day after he was placed, the activities coordinator called me to see what they thought he might be able to do and what we would like to get him involved in, but he's bedridden. They can't even get him up to take him to the bathroom, so he isn't really able to be involved in that, but they were telling me that they had different offerings and asked if I would like for him to participate in any of them or could they go by and evaluate him to see if he could participate and I told them that was fine. I just didn't think he'd be able to. Upkeep is well above average. They have a rehab room with machinery and stuff in it. I happened to see that going down the hall. The residents were nice and they all seemed very comfortable there. The ones that could tell me how they felt about it liked it. His roommate has been there about two or three years, and he says he's always been very happy there, so that made me feel better. Value for money was excellent. It was much more reasonable than the place he was in before and the facility is in much better shape. I've been very pleased and I'm very comfortable that he's there."

"I visited friends in Glenaire. It was great and it's a nice facility. The options available to the residents were numerous, and the staff was just really good. The food was fabulous. and there are options for the residents, too, so that was nice. They have entertainment there, and they also have church services and crafts."

"I couldn't be more pleased with the wonderful care that my dear friend has had during the 22 months he has been with this care team at Cary Health and Rehab. My weekly visits in his support have given me the opportunity to meet with the members of the care team. From the moment I walk in I am welcomed by name by Classie Anne and often by the Executive Director Doreen. As I head down the hallways, each person shares smiles and ask if they may help. As I approach my buddy's room, nursing, CNA's, housekeeping, dietary and maintenance folks share smiles and engage appropriately. We laugh together and sing a song together and help each other lighten the load of the day. It's as if I am an important part of the team. Then I reach my friend's room and he is smiling as we greet. Often, he is having lunch while I roll out his weekly supplies, placing them in his designated places. Social services, accounting, housekeeping, dietary, activities, maintenance and others greet me and ask if there is anything they can help with . It's like family. That's it! It's like family!! My buddy has no family that visits with him. At least not in the 4-5 years since my wife and I jumped in to care for him. Don't get me wrong, this isn't about me or my wife. It’s about our buddy and friend. You see, we've had him in 3 different care facilities during this time. I've had the experience to assess best care practices and Cary Health and Rehab is the best of the best. We've had opportunities to move our friend closer to our home to lessen the 70 plus miles round trip; but will not take the chance of having him in a care center that may risk his quality of care. The recent change in executive management and leadership integrates the best of executive leadership with compassionate care. My buddy and I could not be more pleased. Yes, my wife agrees also. Ben"

"My uncle is in The Laurels of Forest Glenn. The place seems nice, and they have a lot of activities for the residents. They offer three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have a laundromat, barber shop, physical therapy department, cafeteria, and activity room. Everybody has been courteous and they would answer whatever question you have. He seems to like the food. It's very clean and it's older, but they keep it up. Everything is going good. I don't have any problems or complaints so far."

"The food at The Templeton of Cary is not good and I don't like making a reservation and having to be down at a certain time. As far as activities, there are always art classes, basket weaving, and quilting. There's a lot to do and there's even a swimming pool, a hair salon, a nail salon, a good workout gym, and tons of exercise classes of all levels, but they are raising the rent all the time."

"I choose this facility because of location, the facility is clean, and the rooms are spacious. My mother received great care, Universal has caring employees and you can tell that the staff really care about the patients there. They have an excellent rehab department. My mother even liked the food that is served. I recommend this facility to anyone looking for a nursing home for their love one. "

"My mom is at Wellington Rehab. She has been there for three months. However, they don't do well at all with communication about bills or the family member. They suck. My mom went there from an ALF to this facility because she needs more assistance. Back in December, she was still on her insurance. In going there when she was very sick, I told them if she was off of her insurance to let me know because I have to start to self-pay, but they had not been billing me, and I had not heard anything from them since December. I had to pay four months of a huge amount of money because they had not billed me, and I thought that was just crazy as hell. But now they got me on radar, and I guess everything is going smoothly. One thing I will give them as long as I keep my mom there, the nursing staff and the care they give her is excellent. The nursing care for my mom is the most important thing. If I can pass the headache with the administration, they I'll have the headache, but if it’s the other way around, I will take her out of there. The most important thing is the care for your loved one. Their laundry department -- as far as clothes washing -- sucks because they lost 100% of my mom's clothes the first time they washed them, so I went in and picked up all my mom's stuff, and I have been washing them ever since. They have the worst laundry department. "

"My mother is in BellaRose. It's a new place and it's very clean. We're happy and we're comfortable with it. She said the food is really good and she eats there a lot. They have a lot of different things they do with people who obviously don't have the capabilities to do things, but they do it with them. The staff has been real good. They do games as well."

"I visited this facility a few times to see my grandmother and always found the place looking good. There is a nice courtyard in the back that is good for having conversations in the spring. The front is secured, visitors need a code to get in, so the patients are safe. There is a dining room, and a lobby out front for guests. My grandmother shared a room with someone else, however, they both seemed to have room for their stuff. When I visited, I always found many of the residents in good spirits and the nursing staff professional and hard-working. I enjoyed talking with some of the other residents and finding out about their lives. While my grandmother has had a couple of minor health problems during her stay, she has been very sharp and at times humorous. I would recommend this facility to other people that are looking for a facility. "

"My sister went to Springbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. It's a huge building and I don't like having to walk those corridors, but it's very clean because it's new. If a person were to get well then leave, then she was left alone in her room. If somebody came, then she would have a roommate. It was not private. Some people complained about the food, but the care was good, and the girls seemed attentive. I saw them going back and forth to the rehab and to the gym. Everything was fine."

"Brian Center Health & Retirement was a skilled nursing facility. It was noisy and I could hardly hear the girl that was giving me a tour. It was expensive. They were updating some rooms, which was no big deal. Walking down to the room that I was going to see, the hallway was noisy. I don't know why it was. The staff was fine. They were accommodating. I just didn't get a good feeling on it. The building was nice. With Covid, you have to sign in and wait for them to unlock the door."

"My mother moved to Windsor Point two years ago and immediately had to face having hip surgery. You can just imagine the stress level with the move to a new home, with new people, and immediately having to face major surgery. I have to say Windsor Point made the transition so much easier. She was immediately embraced by her neighbors who accompanied her to dinner, introduced her to other residents and included her in activities. After having her surgery she returned to the rehab at Windsor and the physical therapists worked closely with her to regain her strength back. Now at 92, she is enjoying new friendships, attending community activities, watching movies, and going to exercise classes. She still drives and enjoys living in Fuquay-Varina because she feels safe driving on the roads where the traffic is not as congested as some other towns in this area. Having my Mom at Windsor Point has given me a peace of mind knowing she is living a full and active life. "