Adult care home · Charlotte, Mecklenburg County · 82 beds · 15 memory care (SCU) beds · DHSR 4-star
Brookdale South Charlotte is a North Carolina-licensed adult care home (license HAL-060-101) in Charlotte with 82 beds, 15 of them in a licensed Special Care Unit. Below is its public state record — license, star-rating history, posted inspections and penalties — plus local cost context and what to ask on a tour.
| Licensing agency | NC DHHS Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR), Adult Care Licensure Section |
|---|---|
| License # | HAL-060-101 |
| License type | Adult Care Home — 10A NCAC 13F (7 or more beds) |
| Licensee (legal name) | Brookdale Place of South Charlotte, LLC |
| Licensed beds | 82 |
| Special Care Unit beds | 15 of 82 beds licensed for Alzheimer's/dementia care |
| Status | Active — on DHSR's current Adult Care Home listing (as of 07/2026); license expires 31-Dec-26 |
| First licensed | Not published in DHSR's public listing; DHSR star-rating file begins 2010 |
| DHSR star rating | 4 of 4 stars — score 101.50, issued November 26, 2024 after a annual inspection |
| Enforcement / penalties | None reported in the last 36 months |
| Address | 5515 Rea Road, Charlotte, NC 28226 |
| County | Mecklenburg County |
| Phone (DHSR listing) | (704) 544-2094 |
| State record | DHSR inspections, ratings and penalties for this facility → |
Yes. Brookdale South Charlotte holds North Carolina adult care home license HAL-060-101 from the DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section and appears on the state's current licensed listing, with 82 beds at 5515 Rea Road in Charlotte. Its 82 licensed beds rank 18th of 39 adult care homes in Mecklenburg County by size.
The licensee of record is Brookdale Place of South Charlotte, LLC. An adult care home is North Carolina's assisted living license: personal care, medication administration and supervision under 10A NCAC 13F — not 24-hour skilled nursing, which requires a nursing home license under 10A NCAC 13D.
Brookdale South Charlotte's current DHSR star rating is four stars (score 101.50), issued November 26, 2024 after a annual inspection. The previous rating was also four stars.
North Carolina rates every adult care home 0-4 stars from inspection points (100 base points, plus merits for rule-exceeding performance and minus demerits for violations); four stars requires 100+ points on two consecutive annual surveys. In Mecklenburg County, 13 of 39 rated adult care homes currently hold four stars. The rating is the state's — we do not rate facilities.
| Issued | Stars | Score | Merits | Demerits | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-26 | 4 | 101.50 | 5.50 | 4.00 | Annual Inspection |
| 2022-05-11 | 4 | 103.50 | 5.50 | 2.00 | Annual Inspection |
| 2021-10-01 | 2 | 80.50 | 2.50 | 0 | Monitoring Visit |
| 2021-10-01 | 1 | 78.00 | 0 | 10.00 | Monitoring Visit |
| 2021-04-13 | 2 | 88.00 | 2.50 | 0 | Follow-Up Inspection |
| 2020-11-17 | 2 | 85.50 | 0 | 10.00 | Monitoring Visit |
No. DHSR reports no administrative penalties for Brookdale South Charlotte in the last 36 months — the period the state publishes — and the facility's own DHSR record states it has not received any penalties in the last three years.
That is a good sign, not a guarantee. Inspection findings below the penalty threshold still appear as Statements of Deficiencies, covered in the next section. Check the current penalty listing before you sign.
DHSR has posted 20 inspection documents for Brookdale South Charlotte since 2014: 10 Statement(s) of Deficiencies, 4 "No Deficiencies Cited" result(s). The most recent posted entry is a ACLS Annual and Follow-up dated 10/18/2024 (Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction).
3 of the posted entries are complaint investigations. Statements of Deficiencies document rule violations found by DHSR; Corrective Action Reports are the county DSS equivalent. Open the PDFs — the left column is what inspectors found, the right column is the facility's plan of correction. Our guide to reading a DHSR inspection report walks through one.
| Date | Inspection | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10/18/2024 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 10/18/2024 | ACLS Annual and Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency |
| 3/23/2022 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 3/23/2022 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency |
| 3/23/2022 | ACLS Annual | Statement of Deficiency |
| 8/19/2020 | ACLS Complaint | Statement of Deficiency |
| 8/19/2020 | ACLS Complaint | Statement of Deficiency |
| 8/19/2020 | ACLS Complaint | Statement of Deficiency |
| 11/15/2019 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction |
| 11/15/2019 | Constr Biennial Follow-up | Statement of Deficiency |
A local Charlotte Senior Advisor can tell you how it compares with other licensed homes on cost, care level and current openings — free to families.
Talk to an advisor free →Yes. DHSR's Special Care Unit listing shows 15 of Brookdale South Charlotte's 82 beds licensed for Alzheimer's/dementia care — a secured memory care neighborhood inside the adult care home, with the rest of the building serving assisted living residents.
North Carolina has no separate memory-care license. A Special Care Unit must add dementia-trained staff, unit staffing, a secured environment and a written disclosure statement. Ask for that statement and compare it with what the tour guide tells you. Browse all licensed Special Care Units.
Brookdale South Charlotte is at 5515 Rea Road, Charlotte, NC 28226, in Mecklenburg County. ZIP 28226 takes in Piper Glen, Carmel. The nearest major hospitals are Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.
29 other licensed adult care homes are in Charlotte. Veterans in the area are served by the Salisbury VA Health Care System (W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center) and the VA Charlotte health care centers. See assisted living in Charlotte.
Assisted living in Greater Charlotte typically runs $4,200-$5,800/mo in 2026 and memory care $5,400-$7,200/mo; Charlotte generally prices near the middle of the metro range. Brookdale South Charlotte's own rates are not published by the state — ask for a written rate sheet for your parent's specific room and care level.
Lower-income residents may qualify for State/County Special Assistance through the county Department of Social Services — a cash supplement toward room and board that is not Medicaid, though SA recipients are automatically Medicaid-eligible; an SA/SCU track applies in Special Care Units. Veterans and surviving spouses may qualify for VA Aid & Attendance. See assisted living costs in Charlotte.
Start with Brookdale South Charlotte's public DHSR record — the star rating, the latest Statement of Deficiencies and any penalties — then tour twice, once unannounced near a mealtime, and get the rate sheet and residency agreement in writing before you commit.
Brookdale South Charlotte is an assisted living facility — in North Carolina terms, a licensed adult care home — not a nursing home; it provides personal care, medication help and supervision rather than round-the-clock skilled nursing.
| Brookdale South Charlotte is… | …and is not |
|---|---|
| A DHSR-licensed adult care home (10A NCAC 13F), license HAL-060-101 | A nursing home — no 24-hour skilled nursing license (10A NCAC 13D) |
| Licensed for 15 Special Care Unit (dementia) beds | A separate memory-care license — North Carolina does not issue one |
| Rated four stars by the state (score 101.50) | Rated or ranked by Charlotte Senior Advisor |
| Eligible to accept State/County Special Assistance if it chooses | Paid for by Medicaid room and board — SA is a separate cash supplement |
Every listing on this page comes from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR): the DHSR Adult Care Licensure Section's Adult Care Home and Family Care Home listings (as of 07/2026), its Special Care Unit listing (as of July 30, 2026), the Facility Inspections, Ratings and Penalties search (star ratings and posted inspections), and the 36-month penalty listing. Counties covered: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Union and Iredell (North Carolina side of the metro).
Only facilities on DHSR's current licensed listings are shown. Star ratings, inspection results and penalties are the state's own records — Charlotte Senior Advisor does not rate, rank or score facilities, and no facility pays to be listed. We refresh from DHSR quarterly.
Last updated: October 23, 2026 · DHSR facility listings
Last verified: October 2026
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