SeniorHomeReview Cost Index

The median nursing home in North Carolina billed $373 per day — about $11,340 per month — in its most recent federal cost report, 2% below the national median. Half of North Carolina facilities billed between $331 and $427 per day; the median facility collected $346/day across all payers, with Medicaid covering 64% of resident days.

Computed from 401 North Carolina facilities' own audited CMS cost reports (FY2023) — not a survey. Billed charges are the closest public proxy for private-pay prices; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates. Methodology & all states.