Nursing home
Salemtowne
1550 Babcock Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 100 certified beds
Salemtowne is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.74 hours per resident per day, above the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Dec 19, 2025 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Salemtowne 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) | 5.74 | 3.78 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.94 | 2.33 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.2% | 50.4% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 March 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 1, 2026
What inspectors found at Salemtowne
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
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 20, 2025 · 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 · Sep 12, 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
- 1550 Babcock Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106 - CMS certification #
- 345479
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 93.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-10-15
- 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
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem. 5.4 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. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Winston-Salem. 5.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.2 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, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Miller Street Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 4.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Piedmont Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 5.8 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, 6.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Well Care Hospice, Inc., office in Advance, 11.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Elizabeth Ferluga, M.D., P.C, Winston Salem. 0.3 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salemtowne a good nursing home?
CMS gives Salemtowne an overall rating of 4 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 Salemtowne staffed?
Salemtowne reports 5.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has Salemtowne had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Salemtowne have?
Salemtowne is certified for 100 beds.