Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorSomerset Court at University Place (1635 East 5th Street, Winston-Salem) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-034-100 for 60 residents in Forsyth County, 60 of them in a dementia special care unit. The state's current rating is 3 stars on a 0-4 scale.
What does North Carolina's license record say about Somerset Court at University Place?
Yes. DHSR licenses Somerset Court at University Place as an adult care home with 60 beds (license HAL-034-100, good through December 31, 2026); the typical adult care home in the five counties has 62.
| Item | State record |
|---|---|
| License number (DHSR) | HAL-034-100 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 60 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | 60 beds |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | JFC Meridian Opco-Winston-Salem, LLC |
| Registered Agent | Keith McGahan |
| State star rating | 3 stars, score 93.50 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (336) 722-7119 |
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.
How many state stars does Somerset Court at University Place in Winston-Salem have?
DHSR's current rating for Somerset Court at University Place is 3 stars on its 0-4 scale and the score behind it is 93.50; 24 of the 55 rated homes across Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties sit at that level.
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 Somerset Court at University Place's state inspection file?
Somerset Court at University Place's last posted annual inspection, dated May 1, 2026, ended with deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2026 | ACLS Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 05/01/2026 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 03/05/2025 | Constr Complaint Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 10/17/2024 | Constr Complaint | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/02/2021 | ACLS Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 09/16/2021 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 01/13/2021 | ACLS Complaint | No Deficiencies Cited |
The record goes back to 2015: 4 annual or initial surveys (0 with nothing cited), 1 complaint investigation and 8 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 Somerset Court at University Place appear on North Carolina's adult care penalty list?
No. Somerset Court at University Place is not on DHSR's list of adult care penalties from the past 36 months.
No penalty is good news but not a clean bill of health; the inspection list on this page is where routine citations show up.
Does Somerset Court at University Place offer memory care?
It does. DHSR's October 28, 2026 special care unit list puts 60 of Somerset Court at University Place's 60 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: Magnolia Creek Assisted Living (3.8 mi, 33 unit beds), PruittPlace-Winston Salem (5.3 mi, 24 unit beds), Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem (5.5 mi, 26 unit beds).
What else is licensed near Somerset Court at University Place in Winston-Salem?
Closest is Hines Family Care Home in Winston-Salem, roughly 1.2 miles as the crow flies: a family care home licensed for 6 with a state rating of 4 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hines Family Care Home 2224 Manchester Street, 27105 | FCH | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 4 stars |
| C.R.T. - Golden Lamb Rest Home 1515 Golden Lamb Court, 27105 | ACH | 1.5 | 40 | 0 | 1 star |
| Parkview Family Care Home 2778 Reynolds Park Road, 27107 | FCH | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Tranquility Care 5100 Lansing Drive, 27105 | ACH | 2.8 | 60 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Magnolia Creek Assisted Living 2560 Willard Road, 27107 | ACH | 3.8 | 117 | 33 | 3 stars |
How far is Somerset Court at University Place from a hospital?
The home sits in the Downtown, North & East 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 4.1 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, about 6.0 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 Trinity Glen (0.2 mi; CMS 4 of 5) and Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community Inc (3.8 mi; CMS 4 of 5).
Which questions does Somerset Court at University Place's record raise?
Begin with the state record itself: ask for a copy of the May 1, 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 Somerset Court at University Place 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.
