Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Glenaire
4000 Glenaire Circle, Cary, NC 27511 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 71 certified beds
Glenaire is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cary, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 6.02 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Dec 31, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Glenaire 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) | 6.02 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.70 | 0.59 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.90 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.3% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 December 31, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 22, 2026
What inspectors found at Glenaire
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
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 31, 2025 · 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
- 4000 Glenaire Circle
Cary, NC 27511 - CMS certification #
- 345445
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 71
- Avg residents/day
- 64.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-09-24
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Glenaire using Google Maps.
Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Glenaire says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Cottages Available at Glenaire | View Floorplans | Brightspire
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wakemed, Cary Hospital, Cary. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Swift Creek Health Center, Cary. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Phc Home Health-Wake, Cary. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Cary 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 27511 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Cary Kidney Center, Cary, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Morrisville, Cary, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fms Six Forks Dialysis Clinic, Raleigh, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27511.
Transitions Lifecare, office in Raleigh, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Heartland Hospice (Raleigh ), office in Raleigh, 10.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Duke Hospice, office in Durham, 12.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wakemed Specialists Group LLC, Cary. 2.4 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Glenaire a good nursing home?
CMS gives Glenaire an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Glenaire staffed?
Glenaire reports 6.02 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Glenaire had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Glenaire have?
Glenaire is certified for 71 beds.