Nursing home
The Oaks
901 Bethesda Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Liberty Senior Living (35 facilities) · 131 certified beds
The Oaks is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the North Carolina average of 3.78. Its most recent inspection on Aug 22, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Oaks 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) | 3.32 | 3.78 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.27 | 0.59 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.10 | 2.33 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 68.6% | 50.4% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 5.6 | 9.5 | above 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 Oaks
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
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 22, 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 · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide bedrooms that don't allow residents to see each other when privacy is needed.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 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
- 901 Bethesda Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27103 - CMS certification #
- 345284
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 131
- Avg residents/day
- 117.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-06-30
- Chain
- Liberty Senior Living (35 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Liberty Senior Living
Liberty Senior Living operates 35 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Liberty Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Oaks using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2017, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Oaks says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Hospice and Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Liberty’s care team of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nursing assistants provide round-the-clock skilled care to individuals who are recovering from an injury or illness.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice and Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Our skilled nursing centers offer both private and semi-private room accommodations.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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.
- Feb 20, 2018: follow-up inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 28, 2018. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 137123 - Liberty Long Term Care, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Nov 8, 2017: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case closed Nov 21, 2018. 4 violations cited (1 serious, 3 other). Penalties: $1,200 proposed, $840 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 136383 - Liberty Long Term Care, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $1,200 proposed, $840 now. To be fixed by Nov 20, 2017.
- Other than serious: Portable fire extinguishers (1910.157(c)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 20, 2017.
- Other than serious: Portable fire extinguishers (1910.157(e)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 20, 2017.
- Other than serious: Electrical equipment and installation (1910.303(g)(1)(ii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Nov 20, 2017.
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
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Silas Creek Rehabilitation Center, Winston Salem. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Winston-Salem. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Andrews Apothecary. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 27103 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Highland Oaks Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Miller Street Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Piedmont Dialysis Center, Winston Salem, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 27103.
Trellis Supportive Care, office in Winston Salem, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Well Care Hospice, Inc., office in Advance, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Piedmont Inc, office in High Point, 17.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston Salem. 0.7 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave very 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 | 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Oaks a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Oaks an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Oaks staffed?
The Oaks reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the North Carolina average of 3.78.
Has The Oaks had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Oaks have?
The Oaks is certified for 131 beds.