Hillcrest Convalescent Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hillcrest Convalescent Center is a 86-bed for-profit nursing home in Durham, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 58% above the North Carolina average of 2.34, and 31.4% nursing staff turnover (North Carolina average 49.0%).
Hillcrest Convalescent Center
1417 W Pettigrew StreetDurham, NC 27705
Durham 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 Hillcrest Convalescent Center, nurse aides logged 3.71 hours per resident per day, 58% above the North Carolina average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 277 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.71 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.30 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.95 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.63 | 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
31.4% of nursing staff at Hillcrest Convalescent Center 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 22.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 29, 2026. 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. Hillcrest Convalescent Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About Hillcrest Convalescent Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hillcrest Convalescent Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center Durham | 0.1 | 96 | 2.06 | 3.52 | 60.7% | 4 | None |
| University Health and Rehabilitation Center Durham | 1.8 | 126 | 1.94 | 3.31 | 62.2% | 1 | $129,754 |
| PruittHealth-Durham Durham | 1.8 | 125 | 2.00 | 3.36 | 43.0% | 1 | $34,632 |
| The Forest At Duke Inc Durham · many days without an RN | 2.7 | 4 | 3.12 | 4.15 | — | 4 | None |
| Carver Living Center Durham | 2.8 | 232 | 2.04 | 3.56 | — | 1 | $128,554 |
| Croasdaile Village Durham | 2.9 | 102 | 3.26 | 5.32 | 42.7% | 4 | $25,275 |
| Accordius Health at Rose Manor LLC Durham | 3.1 | 111 | 2.09 | 3.94 | 52.2% | 2 | $16,801 |
| PruittHealth-Carolina Point Durham | 4.4 | 138 | 1.83 | 3.23 | 57.8% | 1 | $52,901 |
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.