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Senior Living in Greensboro, NC: Every Licensed Community & 2026 Costs

Senior living in Greensboro, North Carolina spans 65 state-licensed assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities and 31 Medicare-certified nursing homes across Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties in North Carolina. 9 area nursing homes hold a 5-star CMS rating. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for any community that has not earned an award; the licensing and CMS data below are public records.

All senior living in Greensboro: 65 licensed communities by county

Every assisted living, memory care, and independent living community licensed by the state in Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties in North Carolina, from state licensing records. Listing here is not a rating: Lilisity publishes no score for any community that has not earned an award. Communities marked verified reviews have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.

Guilford County, NC 32 communities

Rockingham County, NC 25 communities

Randolph County, NC 8 communities

How much does senior living cost in Greensboro?

Assisted living in the Greensboro area typically runs $4,500–$6,500 per month, with memory care $1,000–$1,500 above that and independent living below it; skilled nursing is billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay rather than monthly rent. Rates vary widely by apartment size and care level, so ask for the community’s current rate sheet.

Care typeTypical Greensboro rangeWhat it covers
Independent living$3,000 – $4,500Private apartment or cottage, meals and services optional
Assisted living$4,500 – $6,500Daily personal care, meals, medication management
Memory care$5,500 – $8,000Secured neighborhood, dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursingPayer-based24/7 medical care; Medicare/Medicaid/private pay

Ranges reflect operator-published market rates for the region, September 2026. North Carolina’s Medicaid waiver programs and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs — see the FAQ below.

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in Greensboro?

9 of the 31 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the Greensboro metro hold the highest possible 5-star overall rating from CMS — including Alpine Health And Rehabilitation Of Asheboro in Asheboro. Every facility below links to its full inspection history, staffing hours, and deficiency record.

Facility ↕Location ↕CMS rating ↕Beds ↕Operator ↕
Alpine Health And Rehabilitation Of AsheboroAsheboro, NC★★★★★ 5/5238Independent
Maple Grove Health And Rehabilitation CenterGreensboro, NC★★★★★ 5/5210Principle Long Term Care
Jacob'S Creek Nursing And Rehabilitation CenterMadison, NC★★★★★ 5/5170Principle Long Term Care
Unc Rockingham Rehab & Nursing Care CenterEden, NC★★★★★ 5/5121Independent
Clapps Nursing Center IncPleasant Garden, NC★★★★★ 5/5118Independent
Eden Rehabilitation And Healthcare CenterEden, NC★★★★★ 5/5112Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper
Penn Nursing CenterReidsville, NC★★★★★ 5/582Independent
Friends Homes At GuilfordGreensboro, NC★★★★★ 5/569Independent
River Landing At Sandy RidgeColfax, NC★★★★★ 5/560Independent
The Shannon Gray Rehabilitation & Recovery CenterJamestown, NC★★★★☆ 4/5150Independent
Camden Health And RehabilitationGreensboro, NC★★★★☆ 4/5135Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
Ashton Health And RehabilitationMcleansville, NC★★★★☆ 4/5134Sanstone Health & Rehabilitation
Maryfield Nursing HomeHigh Point, NC★★★★☆ 4/5115Independent
Heartland Living & Rehab At The Moses H Cone MemorGreensboro, NC★★★★☆ 4/5107Century Care Management
Clapp'S Convalescent Nursing Home IncAsheboro, NC★★★★☆ 4/596Independent

Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved September 2026. Lilisity republishes this government data unmodified; no facility can pay to change its rating.

Which Greensboro areas have senior living?

Senior living in the Greensboro metro is spread across Guilford, Randolph, and Rockingham counties in North Carolina. The cities with the most licensed communities and nursing homes are listed below; most sit within a short drive of the region’s hospital systems, which matters for families coordinating specialist care or hospital discharge.

North Carolina

  • Greensboro (33)
  • Reidsville (19)
  • High Point (9)
  • Asheboro (8)
  • Eden (7)
  • Jamestown (3)
  • Gibsonville (3)
  • Pleasant Garden (2)
  • Archdale (2)

How these reviews were collected — and how we’re paid

  1. We interview residents and family members by phone, voice to voice — never web forms, never scraped from other sites.
  2. Every review is named and dated, and verified against the community’s current resident or family list before publishing.
  3. Reviews are published as given — including critical ones. The only scores or rankings we publish are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards.

How Lilisity makes money: some communities pay us a referral fee when a family we’ve helped moves in. That fee never changes a review, a rating, or who appears on this page — CMS ratings come from the federal government, and reviews come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →

Assisted living and memory care by city

Greensboro senior living questions, answered

Most states, including North Carolina, offer a Medicaid waiver that covers care costs (not room and board) at participating assisted living communities for people who qualify financially and medically. Not every community accepts the waiver, so ask early. Veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid & Attendance, worth up to roughly $2,300 per month toward care.

Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily tasks like bathing and medications in an apartment setting, state-licensed and mostly private pay. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24/7 medical care, are federally certified and CMS-rated, and are typically paid through Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term-care insurance.

Every facility in the table above links to its full record — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing hours per resident, and any fines or penalties, sourced from Medicare's Care Compare data. 9 Greensboro-area facilities currently hold a 5-star overall rating.

Assisted living moves can happen in days when a community has availability — after a nurse assessment and paperwork. Memory care placements after a crisis often complete within one to two weeks. Calling an advisor who knows current availability is the fastest path: (833) 612-4732.

Lilisity publishes scores and rankings only for the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified interviews. The 65 communities listed by county come from state licensing records; CMS ratings apply only to Medicare-certified nursing homes.

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