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The Cedars of Chapel Hill

⌖ Chapel Hill, NC · Durham County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds12
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipNon-profit (other)

About The Cedars of Chapel Hill

The Cedars of Chapel Hill is a 12-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chapel Hill, NC. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in North Carolina is 2.9. At its last full inspection (Jul 2026), inspectors found 0 problems, fewer than the North Carolina average of 4.7. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

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Key details

Facility nameThe Cedars Of Chapel Hill
LocationDurham County, North Carolina
Address101 Green Cedar Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 · Durham County
CMS provider number345533
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Operating companyLife Care Services · 43 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 29, 2005 (21 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating4 of 5Above average
Health inspections5 of 5Much above average
Quality measures1 of 5Much below average
Not yet ratedStaff RatingNot available

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

2 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection0 (Jul 2026)North Carolina average: 4.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the North Carolina average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Sent back to the hospital41.0%State average: 22.9%
    Worse than average
  • Needed an emergency room visit25.8%State average: 12.9%
    Worse than average
  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs6.0%State average: 1.4%
    Worse than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the North Carolina average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Who pays, and how full it is

Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In North Carolina, Medicaid pays for 64% of resident days at a typical home.

  • 0% Medicaid
  • 2% Medicare
  • 98% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average74%North Carolina typical: 82%
Cost of care per resident day$1,526North Carolina typical: $346

Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 4 to 5 stars and changed 5 times.

Overall rating4★
Health inspections5★
Staffing4★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day7.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201955–4–
Jan 202045147.9
Jan 2021555–8.5
Jan 202255–––
Jan 2023555–5.6
Jan 202445136.0
Feb 2025554–7.8
Feb 202655–––
Sep 202645–1–

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

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Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

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