Overview
Carol Woods has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 4 nursing homes in Chapel Hill. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 93% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 26, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
Carol Woods is a nonprofit facility with 30 certified beds, caring for about 27 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 1980. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 26, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.81 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.32 hrs
- Nurse aides3.12 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 30
- Average residents per day
- 27
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 30, 1980
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes