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

Data updated November 2026·State licensing records andRatings from CMS Care Compare

Senior living in Greensboro, North Carolina spans 69 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.

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All senior living in Greensboro: 69 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 testimonials have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.

Also listed from public records: 6 independent living, life plan or 55+ communities and 45 income-restricted senior apartment buildings. Independent living is not licensed by the state, so they are listed apart on each county page.

Guilford County, NC 36 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, November 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 CenterPleasant 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 MemorialGreensboro, NC★★★★☆ 4/5107Century Care Management
Clapp's Convalescent Nursing HomeAsheboro, NC★★★★☆ 4/596Independent

Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved November 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 (35)
  • Reidsville (19)
  • High Point (10)
  • Asheboro (8)
  • Eden (7)
  • Jamestown (3)
  • Gibsonville (3)
  • Pleasant Garden (2)
  • Colfax (2)

How these testimonials 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 testimonial is named and dated, and verified against the community’s current resident or family list before publishing.
  3. Testimonials 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 is paid: Communities can pay Lilisity a flat monthly fee to manage their own listing: photos, prices, contact details, and receiving the inquiries families choose to send them. The fee is the same no matter how many families contact them or move in. Senior Living Alliance, which runs Lilisity, offers the same listing to its member communities as part of their membership; members pay SLA for its resident and family interview program. No community pays Lilisity per inquiry, per referral or per move-in. Payment never changes a testimonial, a rating, or the order of search results. The "Nearby Senior Living Alliance communities" box shows member communities only. CMS ratings come from the federal government, and testimonials come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →

Assisted living and memory care by city

Assisted Living in Greensboro 22Assisted Living in Reidsville 20Memory Care in Greensboro 8

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. Ask each community about openings when you call.

Lilisity publishes scores and rankings only for the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified interviews. The 69 communities listed by county come from state licensing records; CMS ratings apply only to Medicare-certified nursing homes.

Free help with senior living in Greensboro

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