Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Friends Homes at Guilford
925 New Garden Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 69 certified beds
Friends Homes at Guilford is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Greensboro, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.04 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Jan 8, 2026 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Friends Homes at Guilford 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) | 4.04 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.64 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.6% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (January 2026)
- Every deficiency from the October 24, 2024 inspection was corrected by November 21, 2024
What inspectors found at Friends Homes at Guilford
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
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 925 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410 - CMS certification #
- 345148
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 69
- Avg residents/day
- 62.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-05-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, The, Greensboro. 5.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Piedmont Hills Center for Nursing and Rehab, Greensboro. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Encompass Home Health Of North Carolina, Greensboro. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27410 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Bma Northwest Greensboro Kidney Center, Greensboro, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Triad Dialysis Center, High Point, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Bma Of Southwest Greensboro, Jamestown, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27410.
Authoracare Collective, office in Greensboro, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Piedmont Inc, office in High Point, 13.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Ancora Compassionate Care, office in Reidsville, 20.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation, Greensboro. 3.7 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively 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.
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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Friends Homes at Guilford a good nursing home?
CMS gives Friends Homes at Guilford an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Friends Homes at Guilford staffed?
Friends Homes at Guilford reports 4.04 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Friends Homes at Guilford had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Friends Homes at Guilford have?
Friends Homes at Guilford is certified for 69 beds.