The Forest At Duke Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Forest At Duke Inc is a 4-bed nonprofit nursing home in Durham, North Carolina. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the North Carolina average of 2.34.
The Forest At Duke Inc
2701 Pickett RoadDurham, 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 The Forest At Duke Inc, nurse aides logged 3.12 hours per resident per day, 33% above the North Carolina average. With about 2 residents a day, that works out to roughly 6 aide hours a day, or about 1 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | North Carolina avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.12 | 2.34 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.89 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.04 | 0.61 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 3.83 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.68 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for The Forest At Duke Inc in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. The Forest At Duke Inc holds 4 of 5 overall; the North Carolina average is 2.9.
About The Forest At Duke Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 11, 2008
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Forest At Duke Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| PruittHealth-Durham Durham | 2.0 | 125 | 2.00 | 3.36 | 43.0% | 1 | $34,632 |
| Pettigrew Rehabilitation Center Durham | 2.7 | 96 | 2.06 | 3.52 | 60.7% | 4 | None |
| University Health and Rehabilitation Center Durham | 2.7 | 126 | 1.94 | 3.31 | 62.2% | 1 | $129,754 |
| Hillcrest Convalescent Center Durham | 2.7 | 86 | 3.71 | 5.95 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth-Carolina Point Durham | 2.8 | 138 | 1.83 | 3.23 | 57.8% | 1 | $52,901 |
| Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Chapel Hill | 4.0 | 108 | 2.16 | 3.70 | 31.8% | 5 | None |
| Southpoint Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durham · abuse citation | 4.1 | 140 | 1.84 | 3.37 | 61.6% | 1 | $48,523 |
| Croasdaile Village Durham | 4.6 | 102 | 3.26 | 5.32 | 42.7% | 4 | $25,275 |
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.
Explore next
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.