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Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest

968 EAST WAIT AVENUE, WAKE FOREST, NC, 27588
(919) 556-4082
130 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
130
CMS facility ID
345417
Care type
Nursing home
County
Wake
Facility name
Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest
Street address
968 EAST WAIT AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Wake Forest, NC 27588
Phone
(919) 556-4082

About this facility — Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest

Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It is licensed for 130 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina (102 beds).

It is one of 15 senior care facilities in Wake Forest and 420 skilled nursing facilities across North Carolina. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest 6 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Clifton, Mary Margaret
Direct owner · Director · Officer — 45% stake — since 1992
Bennett, Richard
Direct owner — 10% stake — since 1992
Bryant -levant, Karen
Operational control — since 2021
Evans, Kisa
Managing employee — since 2011
Evans, Riley
Director · Officer — since 1996
Evans, Robert
Managing employee · Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2002
Jonhson, Florence
Director · Officer — since 1996
Wood, Brandon
Managing employee — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1992-04-09
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-09-05
Nurse staffing
3.8 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$381 per day (≈ $11,580/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
44% Medicaid · 17% Medicare · 39% private/other
Occupancy
74% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
2% above the NC median of $373/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
130
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2023-06-08Health inspection1 citation
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-06-21
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (5 citations)
2023-06-08Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2023-07-20
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-07-20
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-07-20
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-07-20
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2023-07-20
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 345417.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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