The Forest At Duke Inc

Nursing home in Durham, NC

Medicare-certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 2701 Pickett Road, Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 490-8000
Listed under: Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 345542
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 5 of 5
Staffing rating: 1 of 5
Certified beds: 4
Average residents per day: 2
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: The Forest at Duke INC
Certified for: Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Feb 11, 2008
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 345542. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 19, 2024. CMS lists 1 health citation for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 19, 2024 to Nov 19, 2024): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Nov 19, 2024	Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	B Potential for minimal harm, pattern

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.15 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.04 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 3.12 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.68 hours

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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