A developer wants to build a $50.8 million adult care home in Wake County with 120 beds, pulling those beds from an existing Cary facility rather than creating new capacity from scratch. State officials said Monday that Brightview Wake is now seeking approval from North Carolina health regulators, with a public comment period scheduled.
Who's Behind the Application
Brightview Senior Development, LLC and Brightview Wake I, LLC filed a certificate of need application with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to develop the project, according to CBS 17. Per NCDHHS, the plan involves relocating beds from Phoenix Assisted Care in Cary to stand up the new Wake County facility. The planned Wake County facility is slated to have 120 beds once complete.
The project carries a $50.8 million price tag and is expected to be finished by January 2032, the station's report notes. The expected completion date is January 2032.
A Look at the Facility Losing Beds
Phoenix Assisted Care, the Cary facility tied to the bed relocation, is listed as having 120 beds and providing assisted living, memory care, and respite care, according to Assisted Living Magazine.
Brightview's broader development footprint is sizable. Brightview Senior Living Development said that as of April 2025 it operated more than 46 open communities across eight states, with five additional communities under development at the time. The company also said it has developed and acquired more than $2 billion in senior residential communities.
How Wake County Residents Can Weigh In
NCDHHS has scheduled a public hearing on the Brightview Wake application for Dec. 15, 2026, at 1 p.m., to be held in the Cardinal Conference Room at the department's headquarters on Health Services Way in Raleigh. Anyone wishing to submit written comments must do so by Dec. 1, 2026, at 5 p.m., with submissions accepted by email or physical mail to the Healthcare Planning and Certificate of Need Section.
Questions about the application can be directed to project analyst Drew Smithwick, who can be reached by phone at 919-855-3873 or by email at [email protected]. The certificate of need process is the route Brightview is using to seek state approval.
