Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorWhit Raven Family Home Care (203 Snead Road, Winston-Salem) holds North Carolina family care home license FCL-034-110 for 6 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 Whit Raven Family Home Care?
Yes, Whit Raven Family Home Care is a licensed family care home, the six-bed-or-smaller category governed by 10A NCAC 13G; its 6-resident license is good through December 31, 2026.
| Item | State record |
|---|---|
| License number (DHSR) | FCL-034-110 |
| Category | Family care home: 2 to 6 residents, 10A NCAC 13G |
| Licensed capacity | 6 beds |
| Dementia special care unit | No unit on DHSR's list |
| License valid through | December 31, 2026 |
| Licensee (legal operator) | Roderick Gist |
| Owner | Roderick Gist |
| State star rating | 3 stars, score 103.00 |
| Fines on the 36-month list | 0 |
| Phone (from the state listing) | (336) 293-6664 |
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 Whit Raven Family Home Care in Winston-Salem have?
Whit Raven Family Home Care is rated 3 stars of a possible 4 by DHSR (score 103.00), 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 have inspections at Whit Raven Family Home Care turned up?
Inspectors' most recent annual visit to Whit Raven Family Home Care on record was November 25, 2025: no deficiencies cited.
| Visit date | Kind of visit | Document DHSR posted |
|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2025 | ACLS Initial | No Deficiencies Cited |
The record goes back to 2025: 1 annual or initial survey (1 with nothing cited), 0 complaint investigations. 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.
Has Whit Raven Family Home Care been fined by the state?
Not within the last three years; Whit Raven Family Home Care 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.
Can Whit Raven Family Home Care handle dementia care?
Whit Raven Family Home Care 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.
Ask the administrator to say plainly which dementia symptoms the home can manage and which would end in a discharge notice. Nearest homes with a unit: Homestead Hills Assisted Living (1.2 mi, 18 unit beds), Southfork (1.9 mi, 20 unit beds), Grand Villa Assisted Living at Winston (2.3 mi, 62 unit beds).
Where could we look if Whit Raven Family Home Care has no opening?
Closest is Whit Raven Family Home Care II in Winston-Salem, on the same property: a family care home licensed for 6 with a state rating of Not rated.
| Facility | License type | Miles away | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Raven Family Home Care II 207 Snead Rd, 27127 | FCH | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | Not rated |
| The Southwood 3150 Burke Mill Road, 27103 | ACH | 1.2 | 100 | 0 | 3 stars |
| Homestead Hills Assisted Living 2101 Homestead Hills Drive, 27103 | ACH | 1.2 | 66 | 18 | 2 stars |
| Southfork 1345 Jonestown Road, 27103 | ACH | 1.9 | 78 | 20 | 3 stars |
| Serenity Living at Willmeade 4155 Willmeade Drive, 27127 | FCH | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 3 stars |
How far is Whit Raven Family Home Care from a hospital?
The home sits in the Southwest Winston-Salem, Hanes Mall & Jonestown part of Winston-Salem; the nearest acute-care hospital on the state's list is Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, roughly 2.4 miles as the crow flies.
Second closest is North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, about 4.1 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 Homestead Hills (1.2 mi; CMS 2 of 5) and Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center (2.4 mi; CMS 4 of 5).
What should we ask Whit Raven Family Home Care on a tour?
Lead with what DHSR's documents show: ask who led the home through its November 25, 2025 survey, which had nothing cited, and whether that person is still there.
- Ask to see last month's night and weekend schedules instead of an average staffing figure.
- 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.
