Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorWhat kinds of senior care can Winston-Salem families choose from?
Assisted living (adult care homes and smaller family care homes), memory care (special care units inside adult care homes and nursing homes), nursing homes, home care and home health, adult day care and hospice.
Independent living with no personal care needs no adult care home license. Each guide below says what the license allows, what the care costs at North Carolina's 2025 medians and how many licenses the state lists in the five counties.
How do we tell which kind of care fits?
Work from needs, not labels: help with bathing, dressing and pills points toward an adult care home, wandering toward a special care unit, daily skilled nursing toward a nursing home, and a parent who is fine at night but alone all day may do well with adult day care.
The comparisons put two choices side by side, and the situation guides start from whatever just happened.
Which kinds of care do Medicare and Medicaid cover in North Carolina?
Medicare covers short skilled nursing stays after a qualifying hospital admission, part-time home health and hospice; NC Medicaid covers long nursing home stays and, through CAP/DA, help at home for people who qualify for nursing home care.
Special Assistance helps low-income adult care home residents and brings Medicaid with it, PACE combines medical and long-term care in Davidson and Davie counties, and VA pension with Aid and Attendance can help veterans and surviving spouses.
All care types pages
Assisted living around Winston-Salem: what North Carolina's adult care homes provide
What assisted living means in North Carolina, what adult care homes and family care homes provide, how they are rated and paid for, and how many the state licenses in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
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Memory care around Winston-Salem: North Carolina's special care units
What memory care means in North Carolina, how special care units work, who needs one, what they cost and how many dementia units the state lists in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
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Nursing homes around Winston-Salem: skilled care, ratings and payment
What nursing homes provide in North Carolina, who needs one, how CMS rates them, what they cost and how Medicare and Medicaid pay, with the number of licensed homes in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
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Care at home around Winston-Salem: aides, home health and how to pay
In-home care in North Carolina: home care agencies (aides, companions, respite) versus home health (nurses and therapists), costs, Medicare, CAP/DA and how many licensed agencies serve Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
Read it →Adult day care around Winston-Salem
What adult day care and adult day health offer in North Carolina, who they suit, what they cost, how CAP/DA and PACE pay, and where to start in Forsyth County and the surrounding counties.
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Hospice around Winston-Salem: comfort care wherever a person lives
What hospice provides, who qualifies, how Medicare pays, where care happens and how many hospice licenses have offices in Forsyth, Davidson, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin counties.
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