Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
The Cedars of Chapel Hill
101 Green Cedar Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 · Map
Non profit - Other · 12 certified beds
The Cedars of Chapel Hill is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall. Its most recent inspection on Apr 30, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Cedars of Chapel Hill 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) | — | 3.78 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.59 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.33 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 50.4% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
What inspectors found at The Cedars of Chapel Hill
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
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 4, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 4, 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
- 101 Green Cedar Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 - CMS certification #
- 345533
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 12
- Avg residents/day
- 8.7
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2005-04-29
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Cedars of Chapel Hill using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 2, 2022: fatality or catastrophe inspection, no inspection (safety). Case closed Jul 25, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 152249 - the Cedars of Chapel Hill.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Unc Hospitals, Chapel Hill. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27517 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Bull City Dialysis, Durham, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Carolina Dialysis Carrboro, Carrboro, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fms South Durham Dialysis Center, Durham, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27517.
Unc Hospice, office in Chapel Hill, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Duke Hospice, office in Durham, 8.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Transitions Lifecare, office in Raleigh, 16.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Cedars Of Chapel Hill Club Inc, Chapel Hill. 0.0 miles away, straight line. 6 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively moderate, inland flooding relatively high, 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Cedars of Chapel Hill a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Cedars of Chapel Hill an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Has The Cedars of Chapel Hill had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Cedars of Chapel Hill have?
The Cedars of Chapel Hill is certified for 12 beds.