CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Wake County, North Carolina
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 21 nursing homes in Wake County, North Carolina qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Wake County as urban.
In North Carolina, 330 of 419 nursing homes (78.8%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarose Nursing And Rehab | Garner | Yes, urban county | 100 | 345574 | |
| Bloomsbury at Hayes Barton Place | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | 31 | 345581 | |
| Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Liberty Senior Living | 125 | 345202 |
| Fuquay-Varina Health and Rehabilitation Center | Fuquay Varina | Yes, urban county | 100 | 345561 | |
| Glenaire | Cary | Yes, urban county | 71 | 345445 | |
| Highfield Nursing and Rehabilitation | Cary | Yes, urban county | Avardis Health | 120 | 345403 |
| Hillcrest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | 134 | 345555 | |
| Hillside Nursing Center of Wake Forest | Wake Forest | Yes, urban county | 130 | 345417 | |
| Litchford Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Lifeworks Rehab | 90 | 345499 |
| Perry Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | 132 | 345529 | |
| PruittHealth-Raleigh | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Pruitthealth | 150 | 345538 |
| Raleigh Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 157 | 345049 |
| Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | 120 | 345369 | |
| Sunnybrook Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 95 | 345077 |
| The Cardinal at North Hills | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Kisco Senior Living | 15 | 345572 |
| The Laurels of Forest Glenn | Garner | Yes, urban county | Ciena Healthcare/laurel Health Care | 120 | 345389 |
| The Rosewood Health Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Life Care Services | 57 | 345546 |
| Tower Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Raleigh | Yes, urban county | Principle Long Term Care | 180 | 345513 |
| UNC Rex Rehab & Nursing Care Center of Apex | Apex | Yes, urban county | 107 | 345508 | |
| Wellington Rehabilitation and Healthcare | Knightdale | Yes, urban county | Avardis Health | 80 | 345436 |
| Zebulon Rehabilitation Center | Zebulon | Yes, urban county | Sovereign Healthcare Holdings | 60 | 345104 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.