Winston-Salem Senior AdvisorNorthwest Winston-Salem covers Buena Vista, Reynolda Road, the Wake Forest University and Baptist Hospital neighborhoods (27104 and 27106), Old Town and Bethabara, and the 27109 and 27157 campus ZIP codes.
It holds more of the city's nursing home beds and retirement campuses than either other area, including several life-plan communities with assisted living and nursing care under one roof, along with mid-sized adult care homes that have dementia units. Families comparing a continuing care community with a rental assisted living building can see both within a few miles.
How much licensed senior care is there in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem?
The state lists 9 adult care and family care homes (531 beds) and 5 nursing homes (556 beds) with Winston-Salem addresses in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem, which we define by ZIP codes 27104, 27106, 27109, 27157.
| In Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem | Not in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem | |
|---|---|---|
| Licenses with a local address | Adult care homes: 6, Family care homes: 3, Nursing homes: 5, Home care agencies: 29 | — |
| No local license on the state list | — | Home health agencies, Hospice offices |
| Dementia special care units | 3 buildings | — |
Which assisted living homes are licensed in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem?
The state lists 6 adult care homes and 3 family care homes in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem, 3 of them with a dementia unit; the biggest is PruittPlace-Winston Salem at 125 beds, and 3 of the 9 rated homes have four stars.
| Facility | License type | Licensed beds | Special care unit beds | DHSR stars | Penalties (36 mo.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PruittPlace-Winston Salem 2500 Polo Ridge Court, 27106 | ACH | 125 | 24 | 2 stars | 0 |
| Harmony at Brookberry Farm 5416 Hundley Road, 27106 | ACH | 121 | 0 | 4 stars | 2 |
| Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem 2601 Reynolda Road, 27106 | ACH | 115 | 26 | 1 star | 3 |
| Brookdale Reynolda Road 2980 Reynolda Road, 27106 | ACH | 72 | 0 | 3 stars | 0 |
| Salemtowne 2000 Salemtowne, 27106 | ACH | 46 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Brookdale Winston-Salem 275 South Peace Haven Road, 27104 | ACH | 38 | 38 | 3 stars | 0 |
| WAMU's Family Care Home 1251 Shelter Cove, 27106 | FCH | 6 | 0 | 3 stars | 0 |
| Peace Haven Assisted Living 178 S Peace Haven Rd, 27104 | FCH | 5 | 0 | 4 stars | 0 |
| Winston Neighbor's Assisted Living 2640 Belwick Drive, 27106 | FCH | 3 | 0 | 3 stars | 0 |
What nursing homes are in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem, and how are they rated?
Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem has 5 licensed nursing homes with 556 beds between them; CMS rates 5, and 3 of those have four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Licensed beds | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community Inc 1250 Arbor Road, 27104 | 4 of 5 | 83 | March 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Brookridge Retirement Community 1199 Hayes Forest Drive, 27106 | 5 of 5 | 77 | August 1, 2025 | 1 |
| Mill Creek Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 4911 Brian Center Lane, 27106 | 2 of 5 | 66 | May 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Salemtowne 1550 Babcock Drive, 27106 | 4 of 5 | 100 | December 19, 2025 | 2 |
| Willow Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 1900 West First Street, 27104 | 1 of 5 | 230 | August 29, 2025 | 10 |
How many home care agencies have offices in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem?
29 licensed home care agencies list a Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem 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 Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem been fined by the state?
Yes: 2 licensed homes in Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem appear on DHSR's 36-month penalty list.
- Brighton Gardens of Winston-Salem: 3 fines, $5,000 in total, most recent November 7, 2025
- Harmony at Brookberry Farm: 2 fines, $21,700 in total, most recent September 4, 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 Reynolda, Buena Vista & Northwest Winston-Salem 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 3.3 miles) and Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem (about 3.4 miles).
Davie Medical Center is about 11.0 miles away. All three are straight-line distances, useful for comparing towns but shorter than the drive.
