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The Forest at Duke Inc
2701 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705 · Durham County · (919) 490-8000
4 certified beds, about 2 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicare since 2008
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 345542 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 12, 2026, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the North Carolina average is 4.7, the national average 9.2).
None of its 1 health citation since December 2023 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.15 hours per resident per day, against 3.85 across North Carolina and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.04 of those hours.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 1 health citation on file.
February 12, 2026Standard inspection · 0 citations
November 19, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- B Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to transmit Minimum Data Set (MDS) discharge assessments for 2 of 2 residents reviewed for resident assessment (Resident #5 and Resident #6).
December 6, 2023Standard inspection · 0 citations
Fire safety inspections
20 fire safety citations on file: 9 on February 12, 2026, 10 on November 19, 2024, 1 on December 6, 2023.
Every fire safety citation20 citations
- F Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.
- F Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
- F Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.
- D Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D Meet fire sprinkler requirement for tall buildings.
- D Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- D Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- E Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.15 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.04 | 0.62 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.68 | 3.42 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.12 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 49.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 45.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS expects 3.43 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.35 on weekdays and 3.68 on weekends, 15% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 19.3% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.67 in April to June 2025 to 4.15 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.15 | 0.04 | 4.35 | 3.68 | 19.3% | 73 of 78 | 2 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 2.29 | 0.15 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 0.0% | 80 of 92 | 3 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.67 | 0.38 | 5.83 | 5.25 | 9.6% | 65 of 91 | 3 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| North Carolina, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.65 | 0.53 | 3.82 | 3.25 | 8.0% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | North Carolina | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: THE FOREST AT DUKE INC.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey-Clayton, Lee Ann | Corporate director | Individual | 01/06/2019 | |
| Garrett, Gregory | Corporate officer | Individual | 04/27/2026 | |
| Bailey-Clayton, Lee Ann | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/06/2019 | |
| Garrett, Gregory | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 04/27/2026 | |
| Bailey-Clayton, Lee Ann | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/06/2019 | |
| Little, Milta | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 08/27/2019 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 19, 2024: "Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment."
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- Hillcrest Convalescent Center Durham, 2.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 0 citations
- Pruitthealth-Carolina Point Durham, 2.8 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 18 citations
- Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Chapel Hill, 4 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 4 citations
- Southpoint Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durham, 4.1 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 29 citations
- Croasdaile Village Durham, 4.6 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 6 citations
North Carolina contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in North Carolina. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: NC Division of Health Service Regulation, Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: North Carolina Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: NC DHSR Regulated Facilities search (Statements of Deficiencies), where North Carolina publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is The Forest at Duke Inc's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates The Forest at Duke Inc 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 1 for staffing and no for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did The Forest at Duke Inc get at its last inspection?
- 0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 12, 2026. The North Carolina average is 4.7.
- Has The Forest at Duke Inc been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does The Forest at Duke Inc accept Medicaid?
- CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
- Who owns The Forest at Duke Inc?
- CMS lists 6 owners and managers. Legal business name: THE FOREST AT DUKE INC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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