Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Brookridge Retirement Community
1199 Hayes Forest Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 77 certified beds
Brookridge Retirement Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.77 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Aug 1, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brookridge Retirement Community compares
This facility vs. the North Carolina and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | North Carolina avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.77 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.76 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.1% | 50.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 1, 2025 inspection was corrected by September 8, 2025
What inspectors found at Brookridge Retirement Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2023 - Minimal
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 26, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1199 Hayes Forest Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 - CMS certification #
- 345209
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 77
- Avg residents/day
- 57.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1981-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Brookridge Retirement Community says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Staff members and licensed nurses are available 24/7 to help with daily tasks, such as bathing, dressing, eating and monitoring medication.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
Apartment homes range from cozy studios to spacious two-bedroom floor plans with a balcony or patio.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mill Creek Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Winston-Salem. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Winston-Salem. 4.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27106 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Northside Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Miller Street Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 3.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Piedmont Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27106.
Trellis Supportive Care, office in Winston Salem, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Well Care Hospice, Inc., office in Advance, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physicians Eldercare Pa, Winston Salem. 0.5 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 risk
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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 very 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brookridge Retirement Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brookridge Retirement Community an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brookridge Retirement Community staffed?
Brookridge Retirement Community reports 5.77 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Brookridge Retirement Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brookridge Retirement Community have?
Brookridge Retirement Community is certified for 77 beds.