Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorShuler Health Care/Pierce Villa (250 Pitt Street, Kernersville) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-034-109 for 12 residents in Forsyth County. The state's current rating is 3 stars on a 0-4 scale.
What does North Carolina's license record say about Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa?
It does: Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa holds adult care home license HAL-034-109 for 12 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-034-109 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 12 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | No unit on DHSR's list |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Star Care Network, Inc. |
| Administrator | Greta Shuler |
| State star rating | 3 stars, score 97.00 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (336) 996-0772 |
Adult care licenses in North Carolina expire at the end of each year and are reissued after DHSR reviews the home. A license covers one operator at one street address, so a change of owner shows up as a new license number.
Other licenses at this same address: Shuler Health Care/Storey Villa (adult care home, HAL-034-107).
How many state stars does Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa in Kernersville have?
Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa is rated 3 stars of a possible 4 by DHSR (score 97.00), a rating shared by 24 of the 55 rated homes across Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
North Carolina is one of the few states that rates assisted living at all. The stars are calculated from inspection results, so they say more about compliance than about food, activities or how a place feels.
DHSR keeps the rating history and the inspection documents on its own page for this home.
What is in Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa's state inspection file?
The latest annual survey DHSR has posted for Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa is from February 24, 2026, and its result was deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 02/24/2026 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 05/28/2025 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 03/25/2025 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 01/23/2024 | ACLS Annual | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 09/07/2023 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 12/08/2021 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 11/20/2019 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency |
The record goes back to 2016: 5 annual or initial surveys (2 with nothing cited), 0 complaint investigations and 10 visits from DHSR's construction section, which checks the building. Some visits are made by the county's adult home specialists rather than state staff; North Carolina splits monitoring that way, and both appear in DHSR's file.
Are there DHSR penalties against Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa?
DHSR shows no fine against Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa 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 Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa handle dementia care?
Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa has no special care unit on the state's list, which means no licensed dementia unit; someone who comes to need a secured setting would generally have to transfer to a home that has one.
Early memory loss is not by itself a reason to turn someone away. The test is whether staff can keep the resident safe under the care plan. Nearest homes with a unit: Memory Care of the Triad (0.3 mi, 42 unit beds), Kerner Ridge Assisted Living (1.9 mi, 14 unit beds), Somerset Court at University Place (7.5 mi, 60 unit beds).
What else is licensed near Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa in Kernersville?
Closest is Shuler Health Care/Crane Villa in Kernersville, on the same property: a adult care home licensed for 12 with a state rating of 4 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuler Health Care/Crane Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Shuler Health Care/Phillips Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Shuler Health Care/Record Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Shuler Health Care/Storey Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27285 | ACH | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 3 stars |
| The Bradford Village of Kernersville - West 602 Piney Grove Road, 27284 | ACH | 0.2 | 62 | 0 | Not rated |
How far is Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa from a hospital?
The home sits in Kernersville in Forsyth County; the nearest acute-care hospital on the state's list is North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, roughly 11.6 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, about 13.5 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 Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (0.5 mi; CMS 3 of 5) and Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center (1.2 mi; CMS 3 of 5).
What should we ask Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa on a tour?
The public file suggests where to start: ask for a copy of the February 24, 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 what happens when a private-pay resident's money runs out, and whether Special Assistance residents are admitted.
- Ask for the written grievance procedure and the policy on holding a resident's money before signing.
