Brookridge Retirement Community

Brookridge Retirement Community is a senior care community located in Winston Salem, NC. It provides nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), retirement living, and senior living for older adults in the Winston Salem area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (336)759-1044.

Operated by Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina, Inc., which runs 3 communities in our directory.

Brookridge Retirement Community is licensed for 77 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Winston Salem average about 84 beds.

Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 83% of its licensed beds.

Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Winston Salem average about 3.4 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2025 and recorded 1 deficiency.

Residents receive about 4.4 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.5 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 50%.

The community is located in Forsyth County, NC.

Medicare five-star ratings

• Overall ★★★★★ 5/5
• Health inspections ★★★★★ 4/5
• Staffing ★★★★★ 4/5
• Quality measures ★★★★★ 5/5

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare. Ratings apply to Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes and are updated by CMS monthly.

Inspection record

In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 5 problems at Brookridge Retirement Community. None of them caused harm to a resident.

Findings from the most recent inspection cycle

• Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents Quality of Life and Care

  Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

  Inspected August 2025. Corrected by September 8, 2025.

A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies and Penalties files, updated monthly. See the full record on Medicare Care Compare.

Brookridge Retirement Community offers nursing home care, continuing care (CCRC), retirement living, and senior living.

Facility details

• Organization type Non profit - Church related
• Beds / units 77
• Religious affiliation Church Based
• Occupancy 83%
• Nursing hours per resident/day 4.4
• Annual staff turnover 50%
• Last health inspection August 2025