Carol Woods: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carol Woods is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 35.1% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Carol Woods
750 Weaver Dairy RoadChapel Hill, NC 27514
Orange County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Carol Woods, nurse aides logged 2.82 hours per resident per day, 20% above the North Carolina average. With about 28 residents a day, that works out to roughly 79 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.82 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.31 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.79 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.92 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.44 | 3.40 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
35.1% of nursing staff at Carol Woods left over the year CMS measured, against a North Carolina average of 49.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (North Carolina average 4.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Carol Woods holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Carol Woods
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: The Chapel Hill Residential Retirement Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 30, 1980
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carol Woods
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Signature Healthcare of Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 2.2 | 108 | 2.24 | 3.59 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Chapel Hill | 2.3 | 108 | 2.16 | 3.70 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth-Carolina Point Durham | 3.2 | 138 | 1.83 | 3.23 | 57.8% | 1 | $52,901 |
| The Cedars of Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 4.2 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| The Forest At Duke Inc Durham · many days without an RN | 5.2 | 4 | 3.12 | 4.15 | — | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth-Durham Durham | 5.8 | 125 | 2.00 | 3.36 | 43.0% | 1 | $34,632 |
| University Health and Rehabilitation Center Durham | 6.2 | 126 | 1.94 | 3.31 | 62.2% | 1 | $129,754 |
| Southpoint Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durham · abuse citation | 6.9 | 140 | 1.84 | 3.37 | 61.6% | 1 | $48,523 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.