Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorBrookdale Winston-Salem (275 South Peace Haven Road, Winston-Salem) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-034-027 for 38 residents in Forsyth County, 38 of them in a dementia special care unit. The state's current rating is 3 stars on a 0-4 scale.
How many residents may Brookdale Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem, NC care for?
It does: Brookdale Winston-Salem holds adult care home license HAL-034-027 for 38 beds, smaller than the 62-bed median for the 47 adult care homes in our five counties, and the license runs to December 31, 2026.
| Item | State record |
|---|---|
| License number (DHSR) | HAL-034-027 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 38 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | 38 beds |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc |
| Executive Director | Christopher Smith |
| State star rating | 3 stars, score 99.00 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (336) 659-7797 |
Responsibility sits with the licensee shown here, Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc. When the state cites or fines a home, it does so in that legal name, which may not match the name on the front sign.
What is Brookdale Winston-Salem's North Carolina star rating?
DHSR's current rating for Brookdale Winston-Salem is 3 stars on its 0-4 scale and the score behind it is 99.00; 24 of the 55 rated homes across Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties sit at that level.
Nursing homes are rated by CMS on a different, five-star scale. Comparing a three-star adult care home with a three-star nursing home tells you nothing, because the two scales measure different things.
DHSR keeps the rating history and the inspection documents on its own page for this home.
What have inspections at Brookdale Winston-Salem turned up?
The latest annual survey DHSR has posted for Brookdale Winston-Salem is from April 1, 2026, and its result was deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 04/01/2026 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 01/23/2025 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 06/13/2024 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency |
| 04/11/2024 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency |
| 10/26/2023 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 10/01/2021 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/19/2019 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
The record goes back to 2016: 6 annual or initial surveys (3 with nothing cited), 0 complaint investigations and 11 visits from DHSR's construction section, which checks the building. Each statement of deficiency names the rule that was not met and what the inspector saw; the copy with a plan of correction adds the operator's promised fix and a date.
Does Brookdale Winston-Salem appear on North Carolina's adult care penalty list?
Not within the last three years; Brookdale Winston-Salem has no entry on the state's 36-month penalty list.
The penalty list covers Type A1 and A2 fines. Day-to-day problems that never reached that level are in the survey documents, which are the better picture of ordinary care.
How many dementia unit beds are at Brookdale Winston-Salem?
It does. DHSR's October 28, 2026 special care unit list puts 38 of Brookdale Winston-Salem's 38 beds in a unit for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders, so the entire home is a dementia unit.
Every special care unit must hand families a written disclosure (G.S. 131D-8) covering admission and discharge criteria, staffing and training, activities and the unit's physical security. Ask for it before you visit and check the tour against it.
Other dementia units close by: Clemmons Village I (1.6 mi, 60 unit beds), Southfork (1.8 mi, 20 unit beds), Homestead Hills Assisted Living (3.1 mi, 18 unit beds).
What else is licensed near Brookdale Winston-Salem in Winston-Salem?
Closest is Peace Haven Assisted Living in Winston-Salem, roughly 0.3 miles as the crow flies: a family care home licensed for 5 with a state rating of 4 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace Haven Assisted Living 178 S Peace Haven Rd, 27104 | FCH | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Clemmons Village I 6401 Holder Road, 27012 | ACH | 1.6 | 60 | 60 | 4 stars |
| Clemmons Village II 6441 Holder Road, 27012 | ACH | 1.6 | 66 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Southfork 1345 Jonestown Road, 27103 | ACH | 1.8 | 78 | 20 | 3 stars |
| Harmony at Brookberry Farm 5416 Hundley Road, 27106 | ACH | 1.9 | 121 | 0 | 4 stars |
How far is Brookdale Winston-Salem from a hospital?
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 Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, roughly 3.1 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, about 4.9 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 Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center (3.1 mi; CMS 4 of 5) and Homestead Hills (3.1 mi; CMS 2 of 5).
What should we ask Brookdale Winston-Salem on a tour?
Lead with what DHSR's documents show: ask for a copy of the April 1, 2026 statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction that answered it.
- Ask who is awake on site from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and how long a call light usually waits at night.
- Ask for the special care unit's disclosure statement and the number of staff posted inside the unit on each shift.
- Ask whether Special Assistance and Medicaid personal care services are accepted before you count on either.
- Read the residency agreement at home first: fees, the notice required before a rate increase, and discharge terms.
