Greensboro Senior Advisor
What does Greensboro Senior Advisor do?
Greensboro Senior Advisor is a free referral and advisory service that helps families find assisted living, memory care, nursing homes and home care in Greensboro, High Point and the rest of Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties.
We publish what North Carolina's rules say, what the published cost data does and does not show, and every licensed home from the state's own records, star ratings and inspection history included. Then a local advisor helps you narrow the list. Communities pay us a referral fee when a family we introduced moves in; that is why families pay nothing, and we would rather you hear it from us first.
How many older adults and licensed care homes does the Greensboro-High Point area have?
The three counties counted about 154,054 residents aged 65 and older on July 1, 2025 in Census Bureau estimates, and DHSR licenses 35 adult care homes, 29 family care homes and 31 nursing homes there.
| County | Age 65+ | Share 65+ | Adult care homes | Family care homes | With special care unit | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford County | 100,971 | 18.0% | 22 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
| Randolph County | 30,971 | 20.7% | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Rockingham County | 22,112 | 23.5% | 7 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025). Licenses: DHSR listings retrieved November 6, 2026.
How is assisted living licensed in North Carolina?
North Carolina has no license called assisted living: a home for seven or more residents is an adult care home under 10A NCAC 13F, one for two to six residents is a family care home under 13G, and memory care is a special care unit approved on an adult care home's license.
Every one of those homes carries a DHSR star rating, zero to four, built from its inspections. Read how the license works and how to read a rating.
What does senior care cost in North Carolina?
CareScout's 2025 North Carolina medians run about $6,200 a month for assisted living and $9,733 for a semi-private nursing home room, with non-medical home care at $30 an hour; there is no published Triad figure and no memory care figure.
For residents with little income, State/County Special Assistance pays up to $1,397 a month toward an adult care home in 2026, so how you pay matters as much as the price. See costs and payment help.
Where should a Greensboro family begin?
Begin with what just happened rather than with a care type: a discharge from Moses Cone or High Point Medical Center, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, a worn-out caregiver or shrinking savings each lead to different first steps, and our situation guides take them one at a time.
What we are, and what we are not
| Greensboro Senior Advisor is | Greensboro Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free to families; communities pay a referral fee | Billed to you now or later |
| Data | DHSR licenses, star ratings and inspections; CMS Care Compare | Paid placements or scraped listings |
| Ratings | DHSR and CMS stars, each labelled as theirs | Scores we made up |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government office or the Area Agency on Aging |
