Overview
The Cardinal at North Hills has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 8th of 11 nursing homes in Raleigh. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 99% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 10, 2025, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 56% of North Carolina nursing homes have been fined.
The Cardinal at North Hills is a for-profit facility with 15 certified beds, caring for about 10 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicare and has participated since 2017. 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.
Top 73%
Top 65%
Top 61%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 10, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff7.38 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.02 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)2.11 hrs
- Nurse aides4.25 hrs
- Physical therapists0.27 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 15
- Average residents per day
- 10
- Participates in
- Medicare
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 28, 2017
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes