Assisted Living
Sunnyside Retirement Home
1600 U.S. Highway 221 S., Forest City, NC 28043 · Map
Licensed for 34 residents · Sunnyside Retirement Home, Inc
Sunnyside Retirement Home is a state-licensed assisted living community in Forest City, North Carolina. It is licensed for 34 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last state inspection: Mar 12, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 34 residents
Adult Care Home HAL-081-042. Licensee Sunnyside Retirement Home, Inc.
Nearest emergency room
4.0 miles
Rutherford Regional Medical Center, rated 2 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside Retirement Home this community | 34 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 2 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B | |
| Oakland Living Center | 1.0 mi | 40 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 3 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Lisa's Family Care Home #2 | 1.2 mi | 6 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 4 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Highlands Senior Living | 1.5 mi | 44 | Not published | Active | DHSR star rating 0 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
| Brookdale Forest City | 1.7 mi | 76 | $4,835/mo | Active | DHSR star rating 3 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B |
State inspection recordDHSR star rating 2 stars, 0 Type A, 0 Type B
- DHSR star rating
- 2 stars, score 87.75 issued April 9, 2026 after a follow-up inspection
- Last state inspection
- March 12, 2026 (ACLS Follow-up)
- Inspections posted since October 15, 2023
- 4, 2 with no deficiencies cited
- Type A1 violations
- 0 death or serious harm, abuse, neglect or exploitation
- Type A2 violations
- 0 substantial risk of those
- Type B violations
- 0 detrimental to health, safety or welfare
- Other rules not met
- 0
- Penalties (last 36 months)
- None
- No deficiencies cited at the last inspection (March 2026)
2 reports could not be read automatically; the counts above leave them out. Open them on the state’s site.
Inspections since October 15, 2023
- March 12, 2026: ACLS Follow-up, no deficiencies cited.
- January 14, 2026: ACLS Follow-up, deficiencies cited. Report
- October 22, 2025: ACLS Annual, deficiencies cited. Report
- July 3, 2024: ACLS Annual, no deficiencies cited.
Read every report on the state’s site → · DHSR star rating worksheet
What these terms mean
The DHSR star rating is the state's rating, not ours. DHSR: each facility “begins with a base score of 100 points. Based on the facility's compliance or non-compliance with rule areas during inspections, the facility earns merit or demerit points which are added or subtracted from the 100 base points.” Scale: 4 stars = 100 or more points on two consecutive annual surveys; 3 stars = 90.0 to 99.9 points (or 100 or more on one annual inspection); 2 stars = 80.0 to 89.9; 1 star = 70.0 to 79.9; 0 stars = 69.9 or lower.
DHSR: “months will typically pass between inspections and much could change for the better or worse in a facility between inspections. Therefore, it is advised that consumers visit the facility themselves before making such an important decision.”
Type A1 violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing a facility which results in death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a resident.”
Type A2 violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing the licensure of a facility which results in substantial risk that death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation will occur.”
Type B violation: “a violation by a facility of applicable laws and regulations governing a facility which is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any resident, but which does not result in substantial risk that death or serious physical harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation will occur.” There is no fine for a Type B violation; an “Unabated B” is one not corrected within 45 days, which can be fined up to $400 a day.
A deficiency cited without a violation type is a rule not met that DHSR did not classify as a Type A or Type B violation.
IDR pending means the facility asked for Informal Dispute Resolution, “a process that gives a facility the opportunity to dispute all or some of the findings of a state inspection.”
DHSR posts Statements of Deficiencies for inspections since November 1, 2014 where deficiencies were found; inspections with no deficiencies are listed as “No Deficiencies Cited” without a report. Violation counts cover inspections since October 15, 2023 and are read from DHSR’s reports; penalties cover the last 36 months. This home is licensed for 34 residents; larger homes are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section, data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community and the county Department of Social Services adult home specialist about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee Sunnyside Retirement Home, Inc
- License type
- Adult Care Home
- License number
- HAL-081-042
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- Licensee
- Sunnyside Retirement Home, Inc
- County
- Rutherford County
- Administrator
- Michael Wellmon
Source: North Carolina state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the North Carolina licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in North Carolina
- NC Medicaid Personal Care Services (PCS). Yes. NC Medicaid's Personal Care Services benefit covers hands-on personal care for eligible residents of licensed adult care homes. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found; 1 OSHA inspection, 8 violations cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Jan 28, 2010 to Jan 19, 2012. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $14,783 owed to 19 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Sunnyside Retirement Home. Case 1639784.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 28, 2019: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (health). Case closed Apr 1, 2019. 8 violations cited (8 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 140936 - Sunnyside Retirement Home, INC.
Details
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(b)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 5, 2019.
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 5, 2019.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(a)(2)(ix)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 5, 2019.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 5, 2019.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(b)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 5, 2019.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 27, 2019.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 12, 2019.
- Other than serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 27, 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.0 mi, nursing home 2.1 mi, pharmacy 2.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center, Rutherfordton. 4.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Fair Haven of Forest City, LLC, Forest City. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Carolina Home Care, Spindale. 3.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 2.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 28043 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Dialysis Care Of Rutherford County, Forest City, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci - Dialysis Clinic, Inc, Shelby, 14.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 28043.
Via Health Partners - Cleveland, office in Shelby, 23.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Carolina Foothills, office in Saluda, 23.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group Inc, Morganton. 32.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in January 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation, Adult Care Licensure Section inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Sunnyside Retirement Home provide?
Sunnyside Retirement Home is licensed by the state of North Carolina for assisted living in Forest City, North Carolina. Its licensed capacity is 34 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Sunnyside Retirement Home?
No. We publish state licensing details for Sunnyside Retirement Home but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Sunnyside Retirement Home cost?
Assisted Living in North Carolina typically starts at $3,700 to $6,000 a month. Based on 100 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Sunnyside Retirement Home does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Sunnyside Retirement Home?
Visit Sunnyside Retirement Home at 1600 U.S. Highway 221 S., Forest City, NC 28043.
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