Burke County, North Carolina
County inventory for Burke County, North Carolina is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Nursing-home inventory signature
5 nursing homes put Burke County in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile among U.S. counties (≥5 homes) - 531 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 North Carolina cost medians, CMS Five-Star averages.
County care plate
Sheet NC-BURKE-NORTH-CAROLINA · Burke, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 5 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 531 beds
- STAR-MID 3.4★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #614/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Marshall
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 5/5 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Marshall County, AL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with nursing-home inventory tercile (high) plus licensed beds, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians, not a generic peer board.
What a dense nursing-home book shows for Burke County
Burke County, North Carolina sits in the upper nursing-home inventory tercile with 5 nursing homes and 531 licensed beds. Across 5 rated facilities, the CMS overall average is 3.4/5 (2 at 4★+, 1 at 1–2★). Home Health Compare also maps 1 Medicare-certified agency into this county book.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians: assisted living $6,496/mo, semi-private nursing $9,733/mo, private nursing $10,798/mo, home health aide $5,720/mo, adult day $1,831/mo. Local Burke providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Burke County break as 1 at 2★, 2 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (80% of 5 homes). Named 4★+ examples include College Pines Health and Rehabilitation, Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Burke, NC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 4★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 2★
Nursing Homes in Burke County
5 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Pines Health and Rehabilitation | Connelly Springs | 5/5 | 100 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Grace Heights Health & Rehabilitation | Morganton | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Autumn Care of Drexel | Morganton | 3/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Carolina Rehab Center of Burke | Connelly Spring | 3/5 | 90 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Morganton | 2/5 | 121 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Burke County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health at Home Blue Ridge | Morganton | 3.0 |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Burke County, NC, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the North Carolina overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (5 here).
Continue on the North Carolina elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are North Carolina state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Burke County.