The 10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Wake Forest, NC

Located close to the shopping and dining options of Wake Forest, Brookdale Wake Forest provides its residents with many opportunities to enjoy their local community. This community strives to protect the health and wellness of its residents, even providing an air ionization purification system to ensure the community stays as clean as possible. Daily activities on the campus include things like Zumba, live music, games and on-site Bible studies. In the dining room, menus change daily and use fresh, seasonal ingredients whenever possible.

Residents of Cadence of Wake Forest enjoy living just five minutes from The Shoppes Heritage Village and Smith Creek Park. Here, a sprawling wraparound porch showcases the community’s southern elegance, and wellness programming helps keep residents engaged. Throughout the week, staff plans activities to meet the preferences and interests of the residents who call the community home. The goal of these activities is to enrich the mind, body and spirit of each resident. A restaurant-style meal program and anytime snack options help take care of the nutritional needs of residents.

Sunrise at North Hills is a Raleigh senior community located close to the North Ridge Country Club and several shopping and dining options. We chose this community to be on our list because of the many health features it has. Not only is there a nurse on staff, but there's also a fitness room for its residents to use and an electronic health record system to keep residents, families and doctors all connected. Several available floor plans mean residents get choices when deciding to make the move to Sunrise at North Hills.

Sunrise of Raleigh is another Raleigh community near Wake Forest that makes it on our list because of its many amenities. This assisted living community is just three miles from Rex Hospital and within walking distance of Crabtree Valley Mall. Every week, the staff takes care of things like housekeeping and personal laundry, so residents are free to explore the creative, social and learning activities of the community. Three meals daily as well as snacks ensure no one ever goes hungry.

At Elmcroft of Northridge, residents benefit from having staff on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to help them with their daily living needs. The community’s home-like atmosphere is packed with amenities and friendly smiles. Whether residents want to stay close to home to take a class or want to jump on a bus to go into town for an outing, this community has options. Visiting physicians are on hand to take care of health care needs without requiring a trip into town, and the single-story layout makes it easier for seniors to travel through the community.

Magnolia Glen in Raleigh is a beautiful community that has tall trees lining its drive. It sits on 12 wooded acres and backs up to Brookhaven Nature Park, so seniors have plenty of options to spend time enjoying the southern outdoor flora and fauna. Yet the community sits close to shopping and dining options as well since it is just a mile from the Crabtree mall. Fitness classes and creativity-inspiring classes are all part of The Art of Living Well program, giving residents plenty of interesting things to do each week. This is a pet-friendly community and has a nurse on-site at all times.

Falls River Village is conveniently located in Raleigh adjacent to Green Hills County Park. Here, each assisted living resident has a personalized care plan designed to give them the right amount of care for their specific needs. In each apartment, seniors enjoy having cable access and the benefit of laundry and housekeeping service. An on-staff nurse helps watch for medical needs, and residents receive physical therapy at the community when they need it. Activities include Wii Sports, lectures, music programs and arts and crafts.

Rex Healthcare is just one block away from Brighton Gardens of Raleigh, and this close proximity to great health care is part of why we chose this community for our list. Throughout the week, residents are encouraged by the staff to engage in the community’s activities, and they even help develop those events and activities to ensure they appeal to the current residents as much as possible. Scheduled group trips give residents the chance to experience all that the greater Raleigh area has to offer, and when they return home, a warm meal with several menu choices will be ready.

Gracie Sturdivant is an assisted living community that looks like a single-family home from the outside. This helps residents feel more comfortable. Residents are encouraged to pursue healthy living here through nutritional counseling, exercise programs and medication management help. The community feels more like a home than an institution, with residents having common sitting areas, private or shared bedrooms and a communal dining area. A small number of residents helps the staff give personal attention.

Brighton Gardens of Raleigh rounds out our list, and it caught our attention because of the many things to do here. Not only does this community have art and crafts classes, but it also offers yoga sessions, gardening options, cooking classes and computer instruction. This pet-friendly community welcomes pets along with their owners to make it feel even more like home. Meals at Brighton Gardens of Raleigh are made-from-scratch and served restaurant-style, giving residents fresh flavors and plenty of choices.