New Hanover County, North Carolina
County inventory for New Hanover 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. Home-health agency signature
2 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into New Hanover County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 11 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 North Carolina medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet NC-NEW-HANOVER-NORTH-CAROLINA · New Hanover, NC
NH-MID · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-LOW · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 11 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 977 beds
- STAR-LOW 2.6★ avg
- HH-SMALL 2 HH
- RANK-HIGH #264/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Peoria
- AL-MID $6,496/mo
- BOOK-FULL 11/11 NH · 2/2 HH
Photo-finish peer: Peoria County, IL (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for New Hanover County
Home-health coverage is the standout for New Hanover County: 2 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 11 nursing homes and 977 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 2.6/5 on rated homes.
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 New Hanover providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across New Hanover County break as 2 at 1★, 4 at 2★, 3 at 3★, 2 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Corporation (55% of 11 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Bradley Creek Health Center, Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation Center. 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 New Hanover, 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 5★
- 3 3★
- 4 3★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in New Hanover County
11 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Creek Health Center | Wilmington | 5/5 | 30 | For profit - Corporation |
| Cypress Pointe Rehabilitation Center | Wilmington | 5/5 | 90 | For profit - Partnership |
| August Healthcare at Wilmington | Wilmington | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Davis Health and Wellness Center at Cambridge Vill | Wilmington | 3/5 | 20 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Trinity Grove | Wilmington | 3/5 | 100 | Non profit - Church related |
| Azalea Health & Rehab Center | Wilmington | 2/5 | 80 | For profit - Corporation |
| Davis Health Care Center | Wilmington | 2/5 | 115 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Liberty Commons Rehabilitation Center | Wilmington | 2/5 | 82 | For profit - Corporation |
| Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Wilmington | 2/5 | 140 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove | Wilmington | 1/5 | 90 | For profit - Corporation |
| Peak Resources-Wilmington, Inc | Wilmington | 1/5 | 110 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in New Hanover County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Well Care Home Health | Wilmington | 5.0 |
| Liberty Home Care, LLC | Wilmington | 4.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense New Hanover
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for New Hanover 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 (11 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 New Hanover County.