Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorWalnut Ridge Assisted Living (411 Windmill Street, Walnut Cove) holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-085-015 for 63 residents in Stokes County, 20 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 Walnut Ridge Assisted Living?
Walnut Ridge Assisted Living is a licensed adult care home: 63 beds under HAL-085-015, 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-085-015 |
| Category | Adult care home: 7 or more residents, 10A NCAC 13F |
| Licensed capacity | 63 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | 20 beds |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | RSS/Walnut Cove Operations, LLC |
| Director of Corporate Compliance | Julia Steingass |
| State star rating | 4 stars, score 103.50 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (336) 591-7790 |
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 does the Division of Health Service Regulation rate Walnut Ridge Assisted Living?
DHSR's current rating for Walnut Ridge Assisted Living is 4 stars on its 0-4 scale and the score behind it is 103.50; 25 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.
When did North Carolina last inspect Walnut Ridge Assisted Living?
Walnut Ridge Assisted Living's last posted annual inspection, dated August 31, 2022, ended with no deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 06/19/2025 | ACLS Complaint | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 04/29/2025 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 02/25/2025 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 12/07/2023 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 04/27/2023 | Constr Biennial | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 08/31/2022 | ACLS Annual | No Deficiencies Cited |
| 11/18/2019 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | No Deficiencies Cited |
The record goes back to 2015: 3 annual or initial surveys (3 with nothing cited), 1 complaint investigation and 10 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 Walnut Ridge Assisted Living been fined by the state?
No. Walnut Ridge Assisted Living is not on DHSR's list of adult care penalties from the past 36 months.
Fines are for the most serious violations only. A home can have cited deficiencies, corrected on paper, and still carry no penalty, so read the inspection documents as well.
Can Walnut Ridge Assisted Living care for a resident with Alzheimer's disease?
It does. DHSR's October 28, 2026 special care unit list puts 20 of Walnut Ridge Assisted Living's 63 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: Memory Care of the Triad (12.5 mi, 42 unit beds), Priddy Manor Assisted Living (12.7 mi, 24 unit beds), Kerner Ridge Assisted Living (12.9 mi, 14 unit beds).
What else is licensed near Walnut Ridge Assisted Living in Walnut Cove?
Closest is Creekside Manor in Kernersville, roughly 7.3 miles as the crow flies: a adult care home licensed for 60 with a state rating of 4 stars.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creekside Manor 6206 Reidsville Road, 27284 | ACH | 7.3 | 60 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Graceland Living Center I 1290 Denny Road, 27021 | ACH | 10.3 | 12 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Graceland Living Center II 1290 Denny Road, 27021 | ACH | 10.3 | 11 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Tranquility Care 5100 Lansing Drive, 27105 | ACH | 10.7 | 60 | 0 | 4 stars |
| Mountain Valley Living Center 1135 Taylor Road, 27053 | ACH | 12.1 | 26 | 0 | 3 stars |
How far is Walnut Ridge Assisted Living from a hospital?
The home sits in Walnut Cove in Stokes County; the nearest acute-care hospital on the state's list is Community Hospital of Stokes in Danbury, roughly 11.2 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, about 16.0 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 Walnut Cove Health and Rehabilitation (0.1 mi; CMS 2 of 5) and Oak Forest Health and Rehabiliation (9.6 mi; CMS 1 of 5).
What should a family confirm with Walnut Ridge Assisted Living before move-in?
The public file suggests where to start: ask who led the home through its August 31, 2022 survey, which had nothing cited, and whether that person is still there.
- Ask how many aides and supervisors work each shift, nights included, and what share are agency staff.
- Ask for the special care unit's disclosure statement and the number of staff posted inside the unit on each shift.
- Ask whether Walnut Ridge Assisted Living keeps residents who move onto State/County Special Assistance, and how many it has today.
- Ask for the written grievance procedure and the policy on holding a resident's money before signing.
