Whitaker Rehabilitation Center
Winston Salem, NC · Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (CCN 34T014)
CMS has not published outcome measures for this facility yet — often because it has too few cases to report reliably.
Ownership: Non-profit · Phone: (336) 718-1629 · Verify on Medicare Care Compare ↗
CMS data provided for Whitaker Rehabilitation Center in Winston Salem, NC does not show any measures rated better or worse than the national benchmark, and no discharge-to-community figure is listed. This may reflect data that has not yet been published rather than a quality concern.
CMS has not reported a discharge-to-community rate or a readmission comparison for Whitaker Rehabilitation Center in the data available. Families should check Medicare Care Compare directly or contact the facility for the most current figures.
Whitaker Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified, non-profit inpatient rehabilitation facility in Winston Salem, North Carolina, that provides intensive therapy to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury before returning home. It has been Medicare-certified since January 1, 2016.
About this facility
Whitaker Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) located in Winston Salem, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It has been Medicare-certified since January 1, 2016, and operates as a non-profit facility.
An inpatient rehabilitation facility provides intensive, hospital-level therapy — often including physical, occupational, and speech therapy — to help patients regain function after events such as a stroke, major surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home. This differs from a nursing home, which typically offers a lower intensity of daily therapy over a longer stay.
CMS Care Compare publishes plain-language comparisons of facility performance against national benchmarks, covering measures such as how often patients are discharged to the community, rates of potentially preventable readmissions, and rates of healthcare-associated infections such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections and C. diff. For Whitaker Rehabilitation Center, none of these measures are currently listed as better or worse than the national benchmark in the data provided, and CMS may not have published specific figures for this facility, which can occur when case counts are low. This does not indicate poor quality — only that comparative data is not currently available.
Overall, based on the data provided, CMS rates this facility as better than the national benchmark on 0 of 5 reported measures and worse on 0 of 5. Families are encouraged to consult CMS Care Compare directly for the most current details, current as of the listed data vintage.
Questions patients and families ask
What is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, and how is it different from a nursing home?
An inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) provides intensive, hospital-level therapy — often several hours a day — to help patients regain function after a stroke, surgery, or serious injury, with the goal of returning home. This is different from a nursing home, which generally offers a lower intensity of therapy over a longer stay.
How often do patients at this facility recover enough to return home?
CMS has not published a discharge-to-community figure for Whitaker Rehabilitation Center in the data available; contact the facility at (336) 718-1629 or check Medicare Care Compare for current figures.
How does this facility compare to national rates on readmissions?
The data provided does not include a readmission comparison for this facility; verify current figures on Medicare Care Compare.
How does this facility compare on healthcare-associated infections?
No infection rate comparisons are included in the data provided for this facility.
Does Medicare cover care at this facility?
Whitaker Rehabilitation Center is Medicare-certified, meaning Medicare-covered inpatient rehabilitation services are available here, subject to Medicare's coverage rules.
Who owns this facility?
Whitaker Rehabilitation Center operates as a non-profit facility.
How long has this facility been Medicare-certified?
The facility has been Medicare-certified since January 1, 2016.
What conditions does inpatient rehabilitation treat?
The data provided does not list specific conditions treated; contact the facility at (336) 718-1629 to ask about their program, or verify details on Medicare Care Compare.
How is this facility's overall quality picture on CMS measures?
Based on the data provided, CMS shows 0 of 5 reported measures better than the national benchmark and 0 worse, indicating no measures were reported as differing from the benchmark in this dataset.
How do I verify this facility's current record on Medicare Care Compare?
You can view the current listing at https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/inpatient-rehabilitation-facility/34T014?state=NC.
What should I ask when choosing an inpatient rehab facility?
Consider asking about therapy hours per day, staff-to-patient ratios, and discharge planning support; the data here does not include these specifics, so contact the facility directly at (336) 718-1629.
How do I arrange a transfer to this facility from the hospital?
Transfer arrangements are typically coordinated between the referring hospital's discharge planner and the receiving facility; contact Whitaker Rehabilitation Center at (336) 718-1629 for their specific admission process.
Data: CMS Care Compare (Aug2026 refresh). Outcome comparisons are CMS's published measures relative to the national rate. Verify current details with the facility and Medicare before making care decisions.