Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorBrighton Gardens of Winston-Salem (2601 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-034-026 for 115 residents in Forsyth County, 26 of them in a dementia special care unit. The state's current rating is 1 star on a 0-4 scale.
How many residents may Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem, NC care for?
Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem is a licensed adult care home: 115 beds under HAL-034-026, set against a 62-bed median for Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties, with an expiration date of December 31, 2026.
| Item | State record |
|---|---|
| License number (DHSR) | HAL-034-026 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 115 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | 26 beds |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Prime Care One, LLC |
| Sr Executive Director | Carrie Faulkner |
| State star rating | 1 star, score 73.75 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 3 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (984) 484-0154 |
If the building is ever sold, the buyer must obtain its own license, so a different license number on a later visit is a sign that ownership changed and is worth asking about.
How many state stars does Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem have?
DHSR's current rating for Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem is 1 star on its 0-4 scale and the score behind it is 73.75; 2 of the 55 rated homes across Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties sit at that level.
Treat the rating as a summary of recent survey results rather than a verdict. One survey with serious findings can cost a star, and a clean follow-up can earn it back within a rating cycle.
DHSR keeps the rating history and the inspection documents on its own page for this home.
What have inspections at Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem turned up?
Inspectors' most recent annual visit to Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem on record was July 2, 2026: deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 07/02/2026 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 05/21/2025 | ACLS Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 02/24/2025 | ACLS Annual, Complaint, and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/11/2024 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 11/07/2024 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency |
| 02/28/2024 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 06/23/2022 | ACLS Annual | No Deficiencies Cited |
The record goes back to 2015: 6 annual or initial surveys (1 with nothing cited), 1 complaint investigation and 12 visits from DHSR's construction section, which checks the building. When two documents share a date, the one marked “with Plan of Correction” holds the home's own answer to the findings, and it is usually the more revealing read.
Does Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem appear on North Carolina's adult care penalty list?
Yes: the 36-month penalty list carries 3 fines for Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem, $5,000 in all, most recently imposed November 7, 2025 at level A1 under 10A NCAC 13F .0901(b) Personal Care and Supervision.
- November 7, 2025: level A1, 10A NCAC 13F .0901(b) Personal Care and Supervision, from the 2/24/2025 inspection; $2,000.00 (paid in full)
- November 7, 2025: level A1, 10A NCAC 13F .0909 Resident Rights, from the 2/24/2025 inspection; $2,000.00 (paid in full)
- November 7, 2025: level A2, 10A NCAC 13F .1004 (a) Medication Administration, from the 2/24/2025 inspection; $1,000.00 (paid in full)
G.S. 131D-34 reserves fines for the serious end of the scale: an A1 violation means a resident died or was seriously harmed, abused, neglected or exploited, and an A2 violation means there was a substantial risk of that.
Can Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem care for a resident with Alzheimer's disease?
It does. DHSR's October 28, 2026 special care unit list puts 26 of Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem's 115 beds in a unit for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
If money may run short, ask how many unit beds take State/County Special Assistance, which pays its higher Enhanced Rate inside a special care unit.
Other dementia units close by: PruittPlace-Winston Salem (0.2 mi, 24 unit beds), Brookdale Winston-Salem (5.4 mi, 38 unit beds), Somerset Court at University Place (5.5 mi, 60 unit beds).
What else is licensed near Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem?
Closest is PruittPlace-Winston Salem in Winston-Salem, roughly 0.2 miles as the crow flies: a adult care home licensed for 125 with a state rating of 2 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PruittPlace-Winston Salem 2500 Polo Ridge Court, 27106 | ACH | 0.2 | 125 | 24 | 2 stars |
| Winston Neighbor's Assisted Living 2640 Belwick Drive, 27106 | FCH | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Brookdale Reynolda Road 2980 Reynolda Road, 27106 | ACH | 0.9 | 72 | 0 | 3 stars |
| WAMU's Family Care Home 1251 Shelter Cove, 27106 | FCH | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Salemtowne 2000 Salemtowne, 27106 | ACH | 1.7 | 46 | 0 | 4 stars |
Where exactly is Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem located?
The home sits in the Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem part of Winston-Salem; the nearest acute-care hospital on the state's list is North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, roughly 3.6 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, about 4.4 miles. These are straight-line figures between mapped addresses; the drive is longer.
For nursing care later on, the two nearest Medicare-certified nursing homes are Brookridge Retirement Community (0.6 mi; CMS 5 of 5) and Mill Creek Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (1.6 mi; CMS 2 of 5).
What should we ask Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem on a tour?
Lead with what DHSR's documents show: ask what was changed after the level A1 fine under .0901(b) Personal Care and Supervision, and who now checks that it holds.
- Ask for a copy of the July 2, 2026 statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction that answered it.
- Ask to see last month's night and weekend schedules instead of an average staffing figure.
- Ask for the special care unit's disclosure statement and the number of staff posted inside the unit on each shift.
- Ask whether Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem keeps residents who move onto State/County Special Assistance, and how many it has today.
- Ask which charges climb as care needs climb, and get the current rate sheet on paper.
