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Morningside of Wilmington

2744 S 17th St, Wilmington, NC 28412

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Anonymous

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Review for Morningside of Wilmington

They are really wonderful. They make new people feel at home and helpful. My only negative feedback is it is hard to get follow up w nursing to communicate with family and help patient with appts

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Morningside of Wilmington

Welcome home! Morningside of Wilmington is a retirement community in Wilmington, North Carolina. Our gorgeous community is peppered with bright green foliage, lush trees, and vibrant flowers. We are proud to offer assistance with living and memory care to ensure all residents live a life of happiness and wellness. Here, you’ll get the best out of senior living. With warm, elegant communal spaces, state-of-the-art amenities, and professional services, residents greet each day with excitement and hopefulness. You’ll find peace as you unwind while watching a film in our comfortable tv lounge or enjoying the view of our garden. While you choose from our roster of activities and amenities, our hospitable staff delivers assistance to eliminate stress. Whether you need a decadent meal or transportation services, our personnel will help you get anything you want. To discover all that Morningside of Wilmington has to offer, contact an A Place for Mom advisor today.

Our Community Amenities and Services

Everything we offer was intentionally designed to optimize our residents’ happiness and wellness. Celebrate your golden years with exquisite meals in our dignified dining room or local shopping excursions with new friends. All the while, our committed staff will tend your needs. Whether you need...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Morningside of Wilmington

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for Morningside of Wilmington

9.1 out of 10
Review Score40 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.8
Cleanliness
3.8
Friendliness
4.1
Care Services
3.7
Staff
4.1
Meals & Dining
3.4
Activities
3.9
Value for Cost
3.6

A Place for Mom has scored Morningside of Wilmington with 9.1 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Morningside of Wilmington has 40 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.8 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 8/1/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 1, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review for Morningside of Wilmington

The experience with Morningside has been very good. The people are incredible and care about the residents.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 5, 2025

2.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
3.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Our Family's Experience

While there were some bright spots during our experience—particularly the administrative staff, the new nursing director, and a few of the aides who were consistently pleasant and helpful—there were significant concerns that must be addressed. Unfortunately, many staff members, including both permanent employees and temporary agency personnel, were often rude and confrontational. This created an unnecessarily stressful environment for both residents and their families. The quality of the food was also a major issue. At times, it was so poor that it was essentially inedible. I won’t go into exhaustive detail, but suffice it to say that the meals frequently fell well below acceptable standards. Another serious concern involved the overnight staff, particularly after midnight. These employees were often loud and disruptive, regularly disturbing residents’ rest. Despite repeated complaints, this issue was never properly resolved. Gaining access to the facility after 6 PM was often frustrating. Even when we called ahead, we frequently had to wait at the entrance—sometimes for up to 30 minutes. This lack of responsiveness was deeply troubling. Perhaps most concerning of all was the failure of the call button system. The button worn by our mother was essentially useless; assistance was rarely, if ever, provided when she pressed it. This is unacceptable for any facility that claims to offer assisted living services. When we raised concerns about slow response times, we were told it was due to staffing shortages. In several cases, only one staff member was responsible for covering an entire floor—half the number that is typically required. In summary, while a few individuals provided excellent care, the overall experience was marred by unprofessional behavior, substandard food, safety concerns, and a serious lack of adequate staffing. These issues need urgent attention to ensure the well-being and dignity of the residents.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 22, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Morningside of Wilmington

They are really wonderful. They make new people feel at home and helpful. My only negative feedback is it is hard to get follow up w nursing to communicate with family and help patient with appts

Ken L

Memory Care

Family/friend

May 14, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Occasional staffing issues

There are times that patients are left their own devices as a nurse or aide has to handle another patient. Short staffing and listening to scuttle butt, salaries could improve. It’s a hard time for employee retention in many job sectors and nursing home care is free no different

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 27, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Not enough staff

According to my mother, the food is terrible. They do not have enough serving staff and food is cold and not very good. Cleaning the rooms is minimal. We have to swifter the floors every couple weeks. Some of the staff is very friendly. Call lights could take hours to answer.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 4, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Our Family Experience

Improvement needed with meals and changes in medication. With those improvements, yes I would recommend the community to other families, but as with any facility always be watchful

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 3, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Morningside of Wilmington

For the most part, the staff were friendly & helpful. I had to go to management a few times just to check on things and ask for things to be done.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 13, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Morningside of Wilmington

It's a clean, safe environment for my mother. We picked this community because of the price and convenience.

Kathryn Thompson

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 11, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Lovely, compassionate facility

The facility is lovely and clean. Artwork, decor, landscaping outside and courtyard beautifully maintained. Dining area with staff presentation very nice, professional. Food choices tasty and plentiful with daily offerings of snacks. Everyone works hard to ensure my mom has the best experience possible. Have been on top of medication management, physical needs from very start. Staff are kind and make sure she is checked on and safe. Laundry service top notch. Mom loves room and freedom allowed to decorate to her liking. Activiy offerings plentiful, fun. Great Physical Therapy department. Admissions, medical, reception staff all extremely nice and helpful. Very satisfied with her transfer to this facility!

Aaron

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 8, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Wonderful!

My mother has been a resident of Morningside of Wilmington, Memory Care facility for two happy years. She will be 98 next Tuesday. Since Covid has entered our lifestyle, I understand one of the biggest challenges management has, is labor. You have a wonderful staff at your Wilmington NC facility. [name removed] has an open door policy. I’m glad to say, when I have stuck me head in the door it’s just to say hello. [name removed] is a constant source of help and information for me. The whole staff is helpful, but I need to give HUGE PRAISE to[name removed], the BTR Director/ memory care. She came onboard and hit the ground running. [name removed] had made a huge difference with the resistances. I smile inside and out , with every visit to my mother. She has motivated the staff under her in a positive way , that shows with the care of the residents. I can’t say enough nice things about her and how it’s reflected on my mother.

William Fell

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 2, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Very professional.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 1, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

mostly negative

I was unhappy with their performance. I only experienced the meals twice - first time was miserable, second time was not much better. There are many stories to tell, mostly negative. Suffice it to say that I would be hard-pressed to bring a family member there again.

Holly D

Memory Care

Family/friend

May 1, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Looked nice & staff were nice

I chose this facility for our mom because their memory care rooms were roomier than other places & have a full bath. Unfortunately, after a week or so after her moving in they lost their activities director. Just hired one 3 months later. Hopefully they’ll stay for a good while. Most staff seem attentive. Of course you’ll have some that seem to not care but you’ll have that everywhere. They clean their rooms daily. Food per my mom isn’t the greatest. I sooo wish they had an option to pick between meals like they do in assisted living. Waiting for them to set up this room for a program they said they were starting but that hasn’t happened yet. It was a room for them with stations that take them back to what they were maybe doing!

Mary D

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 23, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Courtyard is beautiful

We toured with Morningside of Wilmington and we loved the community and the residents/ staff. Everyone was so happy and welcoming! We plan on moving our parents in the summer to Wilmington and this is where we have chosen! The bottom floor apartment that opened to the courtyard was gorgeous.

Rebecca D

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 19, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Amazing, Caring Staff

My experience with Morningside has been great! My mom moved into a courtyard room in 2023 and she has been so happy with her patio!. The Activities have kept her stimulated, she even joined a Dominos group. The staff always greet us by name and the building is so bright, well lit and clean. I hope mom is able to live here many years!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 14, 2024

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Not recommended

My loved on was previously a resident at Morningside of Wilmington and the experience was terrible. I would not recommend this facility to others.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

March 7, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great staff love this place. Definitely would recommend!

I love how much the staff loves all of their residents. But am not entirely happy with the laundry.

John

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 4, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Our Experience

I rated the cleanliness at a 2 because, for most of the time, there was no 1st floor cleaning person. They have a really hard time hiring the people they need and everyone suffers but the owners, who collect the money we pay out! They have been without a driver to take people to doctors appointments for a long time! That is completely unacceptable!!! That was one of the reasons we chose Morningside! We are paying for that! And on top of it all, the price per month is going up! I guess the bottom line is, Morningside has been disappointing, to say the least!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 21, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Morningside of Wilmington

Staff was good and caring. Management was chaotic, non communicative. unorganized and failed (even after numerous in person and phone messages) to provide paperwork for LTC policy. A Place for Mom recommended it.

Rachel

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 8, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Friendly and helpful staff.

The staff members at Morningside of Wilmington was great to work with, they were very helpful and flexible. Based on that experience we would recommend this community to other families.

Morningside of Wilmington

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