Overview
Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It ranks 4th of 11 nursing homes in Wilmington. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 53% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 23, 2025, found 8 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $7,901 in the past three years.
Northchase Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 127 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
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 37%
Top 59%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 23, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $7,901
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.59 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.73 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.98 hrs
- Nurse aides1.88 hrs
- Physical therapists0.16 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 127
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes