Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorBrookstone Retirement Center (2968 Old Salisbury Road, Lexington) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-029-014 for 115 residents in Davidson County, 42 of them in a dementia special care unit. The state's current rating is 4 stars on a 0-4 scale.
What does North Carolina's license record say about Brookstone Retirement Center?
Yes. DHSR licenses Brookstone Retirement Center as an adult care home with 115 beds (license HAL-029-014, good through December 31, 2026); the typical adult care home in the five counties has 62.
| Item | State record |
|---|---|
| License number (DHSR) | HAL-029-014 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 115 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | 42 beds |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Amity Healthcare Group LLC |
| Manager | Edward Weidberg |
| State star rating | 4 stars, score 102.00 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (732) 833-3085 |
Responsibility sits with the licensee shown here, Amity Healthcare Group LLC. 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.
How does the Division of Health Service Regulation rate Brookstone Retirement Center?
DHSR's current rating for Brookstone Retirement Center is 4 stars on its 0-4 scale and the score behind it is 102.00; 25 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 is in Brookstone Retirement Center's state inspection file?
Brookstone Retirement Center's last posted annual inspection, dated October 1, 2025, ended with deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2025 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency |
| 10/06/2024 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 07/11/2024 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/02/2022 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/04/2019 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 10/28/2019 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency |
| 10/25/2019 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
The record goes back to 2015: 6 annual or initial surveys (0 with nothing cited), 0 complaint investigations and 7 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.
Has Brookstone Retirement Center been fined by the state?
DHSR shows no fine against Brookstone Retirement Center in the current 36-month window, and the home's record page agrees.
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.
Can Brookstone Retirement Center care for a resident with Alzheimer's disease?
It does. DHSR's October 28, 2026 special care unit list puts 42 of Brookstone Retirement Center'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: Brookdale Lexington (3.5 mi, 24 unit beds), Grayson Creek of Welcome (8.5 mi, 16 unit beds), Mallard Ridge Assisted Living (11.4 mi, 32 unit beds).
Which licensed homes are closest to Brookstone Retirement Center?
Closest is Brookdale Lexington in Lexington, roughly 3.5 miles as the crow flies: a adult care home licensed for 76 with a state rating of 3 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Lexington 161 Young Drive, 27292 | ACH | 3.5 | 76 | 24 | 3 stars |
| Mary's House Family Care Home 120 Cotton Cross Drive, 27292 | FCH | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Thalia Gardens Assisted Living 275 Carlile Drive, 27295 | FCH | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | Not rated |
| Grayson Creek of Welcome 6781 Old US HWY 52, 27295 | ACH | 8.5 | 75 | 16 | 3 stars |
| Mallard Ridge Assisted Living 9420 N NC Highway 150, 27012 | ACH | 11.4 | 100 | 32 | 3 stars |
Where exactly is Brookstone Retirement Center located?
The home sits in Lexington in Davidson County; the nearest acute-care hospital on the state's list is Lexington Medical Center in Lexington, roughly 0.6 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville, about 12.0 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 Pine Acres Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (0.6 mi; CMS 1 of 5) and Davidson Health & Rehab Center (1.8 mi; CMS 1 of 5).
What should we ask Brookstone Retirement Center on a tour?
The public file suggests where to start: ask for a copy of the October 1, 2025 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 Brookstone Retirement Center 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.
