Overview
Hillcrest Convalescent Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the North Carolina average of 3.0. Among the 11 nursing homes in Durham, it ranks first. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 6.2 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 97% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 29, 2026, 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.
Hillcrest Convalescent Center is a for-profit facility with 86 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1967.
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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Top 9%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 29, 2026
- 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 staff6.17 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.26 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.08 hrs
- Nurse aides3.84 hrs
- Physical therapists0.41 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 86
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1967
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes