Caldwell County, North Carolina
County inventory for Caldwell 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. Licensed-bed capacity signature
400 licensed beds put Caldwell County in the upper licensed-bed tercile (≥345) across 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet NC-CALDWELL-NORTH-CAROLINA · Caldwell, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 400 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #770/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with licensed-bed capacity tercile (high) plus nursing-home count, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What high bed capacity shows for Caldwell County
Licensed capacity is the standout for Caldwell County: 400 licensed beds across 4 nursing homes put it in the upper bed tercile (≥345). CMS overall average on rated homes is 3.3/5. 1 home-health agency is mapped in.
CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians frame mid-pack counties like this: 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 Caldwell County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Caldwell County break as 2 at 2★, 1 at 4★, 1 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (75% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Shaire Nursing Center, Hickory Falls Health and 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 Caldwell, 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 2★
- 4 2★
Nursing Homes in Caldwell County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaire Nursing Center | Lenoir | 5/5 | 60 | For profit - Corporation |
| Hickory Falls Health and Rehabilitation | Granite Falls | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Hibriten Mountain Nursing and Rehabilitation | Lenoir | 2/5 | 100 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lenoir Health and Rehabilitation Center | Lenoir | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Caldwell County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Adoration Home Health | Lenoir | 4.0 |
Read next for high-capacity Caldwell
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 Caldwell County.