Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorKernersville is the town on Interstate 40 halfway between downtown Winston-Salem and Greensboro, with about 29,128 residents in 2025 Census estimates; nearly all of it lies in Forsyth County, and the Piedmont Triad aging agency's office is here.
For a town its size, Kernersville has a lot of licensed care: more adult care homes than anywhere in the five counties outside Winston-Salem itself, a home that serves only residents with dementia, three nursing homes and the North Carolina State Veterans Home, which admits veterans from across the region and has its own dementia unit.
How much licensed senior care is there in Kernersville, NC?
The state lists 9 adult care homes, 1 family care home and 3 nursing homes with Kernersville addresses, 643 licensed beds in total.
| In Kernersville | Not in Kernersville | |
|---|---|---|
| Licenses with a local address | Adult care homes: 9, Family care homes: 1, Nursing homes: 3, Home health agencies: 2, Home care agencies: 12 | — |
| No local license on the state list | — | Hospice offices |
| Dementia special care units | 3 buildings | — |
Which assisted living homes are licensed in Kernersville?
The state lists 9 adult care homes and 1 family care home in Kernersville, 2 of them with a dementia unit; the biggest is Kerner Ridge Assisted Living at 66 beds, and 5 of the 7 rated homes have four stars.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars | Penalties (36 mo.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerner Ridge Assisted Living 250 Hopkins Road, 27284 | ACH | 66 | 14 | 4 stars | 0 |
| The Bradford Village of Kernersville - West 602 Piney Grove Road, 27284 | ACH | 62 | 0 | Not rated | 0 |
| Creekside Manor 6206 Reidsville Road, 27284 | ACH | 60 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Memory Care of the Triad 413 North Main Street, 27284 | ACH | 42 | 42 | Not rated | 0 |
| Shuler Health Care/Crane Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 12 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Shuler Health Care/Phillips Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 12 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Shuler Health Care/Pierce Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27285 | ACH | 12 | 0 | 3 stars | 0 |
| Shuler Health Care/Record Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27284 | ACH | 12 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Shuler Health Care/Storey Villa 250 Pitt Street, 27285 | ACH | 12 | 0 | 3 stars | 1 |
| The Sanctuary at Trotters Ridge 615 Trotters Ridge Lane, 27284 | FCH | 3 | 0 | Not rated | 0 |
What nursing homes are in Kernersville, and how are they rated?
Kernersville has 3 licensed nursing homes with 350 beds between them; CMS rates 3, and 1 of those have four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State Veterans Home Kernersville 1795 Kernersville Medical Parkway, 27284 | 5 of 5 | 120 | December 5, 2025 | 0 |
| Piney Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 728 Piney Grove Road, 27284 | 3 of 5 | 92 | January 27, 2026 | 1 |
| Summerstone Health and Rehabilitation Center 485 Veterans Way, 27284 | 3 of 5 | 138 | March 19, 2026 | 5 |
Which home health and hospice offices are in Kernersville?
The state's files place 2 home care agencies licensed for home health and 0 hospice licenses at Kernersville addresses; most travel well beyond the town where their office is.
- PruittHealth @Home - Forsyth: home health agency, license HC4901
- Well Care Home Health of Forsyth ,Inc: home health agency, license HC7871
How many home care agencies have offices in Kernersville?
12 licensed home care agencies list a Kernersville office; these send aides for bathing, dressing, meals, companionship and respite rather than nurses.
Every one is in the home care agency list, which shows licensed services and filters by town. When you call, ask about the shortest shift they will staff, who supervises the aides and what happens when an aide cannot come.
Have any homes in Kernersville been fined by the state?
Yes: 1 licensed home in Kernersville appears on DHSR's 36-month penalty list.
- Shuler Health Care/Storey Villa: 1 fine, $60,188 in total, most recent March 27, 2024
Each home's own page names the rule and the inspection behind each fine. A fine shows what went wrong at one point; ask what has changed since.
How far is Kernersville from a hospital?
Measured from the middle of the area, the closest acute-care hospitals on the state list are North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem (about 11.3 miles) and Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem (about 13.1 miles).
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center is about 17.2 miles away. All three are straight-line distances, useful for comparing towns but shorter than the drive.
Which agencies serve seniors in Kernersville, NC?
Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging in Kernersville ((336) 904-0300) is the area agency on aging for Forsyth County and eleven other Piedmont counties; it funds local aging services, gives free options counseling and employs the regional long-term care ombudsmen who stand up for residents of adult care homes and nursing homes.
Complaints about a licensed home go to DHSR's Complaint Intake Unit at 1-800-624-3004. Adult Protective Services reports go to the Forsyth County Department of Social Services at 336-703-3503 (after hours, call 911). No PACE program enrolls Forsyth County residents yet: the North Carolina PACE Association lists PACE of the Triad West, at 1741 Motor Road in Winston-Salem, as coming soon for Forsyth, Stokes and Surry counties. In Forsyth County, Senior Services, Inc. runs Meals-on-Wheels, the Elder Care Choices Help Line, home care, the Living-at-Home program and the Williams Adult Day Center; its help line is 336-724-2040.
