Wilkes County, North Carolina
County inventory for Wilkes 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
417 licensed beds put Wilkes 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-WILKES-NORTH-CAROLINA · Wilkes, NC
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 417 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #994/2,851
- 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 Wilkes County
Licensed capacity is the standout for Wilkes County: 417 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 Wilkes County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Wilkes County break as 1 at 1★, 3 at 4★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (50% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr Sn, Wilkesboro 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 Wilkes, NC
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 4★
- 3 4★
- 4 1★
Nursing Homes in Wilkes County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Wilkesboro | 4/5 | 176 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Ctr Sn | North Wilkesboro | 4/5 | 10 | Non profit - Other |
| Wilkesboro Health and Rehabilitation | North Wilkesboro | 4/5 | 111 | For profit - Corporation |
| Ridge Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | Wilkesboro | 1/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Wilkes County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest Baptist Health Care at Home, LLC | Wilkesboro | 3.5 |
Read next for high-capacity Wilkes
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 Wilkes County.