Overview
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the North Carolina average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Knightdale. It scores best on health inspections (2 of 5) and lowest on staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% of nursing homes in North Carolina (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 18, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the North Carolina average of 4.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $15,642 in the past three years.
Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 77 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 18, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $15,642
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.42 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.07 hrs
- Nurse aides2.00 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 77
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 27, 1993
- 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