Nursing home
The Forest At Duke
2701 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 4 certified beds
The Forest At Duke is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Durham, North Carolina. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.29 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Nov 19, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Forest At Duke 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) | 2.29 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.60 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 50.4% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
What inspectors found at The Forest At Duke
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Nov 19, 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
- 2701 Pickett Road
Durham, NC 27705 - CMS certification #
- 345542
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 4
- Avg residents/day
- 3.4
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2008-02-11
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Forest At Duke using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Forest At Duke says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio.
Offering plenty of elbow room, storage, and table space to boot, the studio is a comfortable place of inspiration and creation for new and seasoned artists alike.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entry fee: charged.
Assisted Living with The Forest at Duke includes an amortized entry fee, as well as a monthly fee.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Duke University Hospital, Durham. 2.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pruitthealth-Durham, Durham. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Durham. 3.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27705 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc West Pettigrew Dialysis Center, Durham, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita Bull City Dialysis, Durham, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Durham Dialysis, Durham, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27705.
Duke Hospice, office in Durham, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Unc Hospice, office in Chapel Hill, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Transitions Lifecare, office in Raleigh, 16.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Legacy Healthcare Services Inc, Durham. 0.0 miles away, straight line. 19 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 moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, 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 The Forest At Duke a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Forest At Duke an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Forest At Duke staffed?
The Forest At Duke reports 2.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has The Forest At Duke had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Forest At Duke have?
The Forest At Duke is certified for 4 beds.