Rice Family Care #3

What does the state license show for Rice Family Care #3 in Reidsville?

Rice Family Care #3 is on the state's current list of licensed family care homes: license FCL-079-122, 6 beds, expiring December 31, 2026.

The licensee in the table, Rice Family Care, LLC, is the party DHSR holds responsible for meeting 10A NCAC 13G. Penalties, if any, are issued in that name rather than the name on the sign.

What star rating does North Carolina give Rice Family Care #3?

Rice Family Care #3 holds 3 stars out of a possible 4 on DHSR's adult care rating, with a score of 96.00; 31 of the 63 rated adult care and family care homes in Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham counties share that rating.

Because the score moves with inspection results, a single bad survey can drop a home a star and a clean one can raise it. Read the inspection documents listed below before giving the number much weight in either direction.

The rating, its history and every posted inspection document are on DHSR's record for this home.

What did state inspectors find at Rice Family Care #3?

The newest annual survey posted for Rice Family Care #3 took place March 10, 2026, with deficiencies cited.

Since 2017 DHSR has posted 6 annual or initial surveys for this home, 2 of them with no deficiencies cited, plus 0 complaint investigations and 4 construction-section visits checking the building itself. Where a result reads “Statement of Deficiency with Plan of Correction”, the document includes the operator's response, which is the part worth reading closely.

Does Rice Family Care #3 have state penalties on record?

DHSR reports no penalty against Rice Family Care #3 in its 36-month list, and its record page says the same.

Penalties are reserved for the most serious findings. Routine deficiencies are closed with a plan of correction, so a clean penalty record and a list of cited deficiencies can sit side by side.

Is there a memory care unit at Rice Family Care #3?

Rice Family Care #3 has no special care unit on DHSR's list, so it has no licensed dementia unit; a resident whose needs come to require a secured unit would usually move to a home that has one.

Ask the administrator directly which dementia symptoms they can manage and which would lead to a discharge notice. The nearest homes with special care units are Brookdale Reidsville (3.1 mi, 24 unit beds), North Pointe of Mayodan (15.3 mi, 31 unit beds), Guilford House (17.9 mi, 32 unit beds).

If Rice Family Care #3 is full, where else should we look?

The nearest other licensed home is Harrisons Caring Hands 5 in Reidsville, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, a family care home with 6 beds rated 4 stars by DHSR.

How close is Rice Family Care #3 to a hospital?

Rice Family Care #3 is in Reidsville, Rockingham County, and Annie Penn Hospital in Reidsville is the closest general hospital on DHSR's hospital list, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

UNC Rockingham Hospital in Eden comes next at roughly 7.7 miles. Distances are measured point to point between geocoded addresses, so drive times will be longer.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are Penn Nursing Center (2.8 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Cypress Valley Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation (2.9 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).

Which questions matter most at Rice Family Care #3?

Let DHSR's data set the agenda: ask to read the March 10, 2026 statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction the home filed.

• Ask who is awake in the building between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. and how quickly a call bell is answered at night.
• Ask whether Rice Family Care #3 accepts State/County Special Assistance if private funds run out, and how many residents use it now.
• Take the residency agreement home and read the fee schedule, the notice period for rate increases and the discharge terms.