LiveWell at Wessex
LiveWell at Wessex is a licensed family care home for up to six residents at 208 Midenhall Way in Cary, run by LiveWell, a local company based in Chapel Hill. It specializes in memory care in a house setting, with one caregiver for every three residents during waking hours. It is not a locked memory care unit, though the main doors are locked after visiting hours.
LiveWell at Wessex at a Glance
What Care Does LiveWell at Wessex Offer?
A family care home is a regular house where a small staff cares for up to six residents. LiveWell at Wessex focuses on people living with Alzheimer's and other dementia, and it is licensed to care for residents who can't walk on their own.
Memory care in a home
A familiar daily routine, personalized care plans, and caregivers trained in memory care, overseen by a registered nurse administrator. As a family care home, it is not a state licensed memory care unit.
Daily help
Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, medications, mobility, diabetic care, and incontinence care, plus housekeeping and laundry.
What Daily Life Looks Like
Days follow a household rhythm, and activities include puzzles, word games, yoga, light exercise, dance, and pet therapy. Residents have private or semi private rooms, shared living spaces, and outdoor areas.
- No more than six residents in the home
- Nutritious meals cooked in the home
- Housekeeping and laundry
- A fire sprinkler system
- A quiet Cary neighborhood near The Umstead Hotel and Spa
What Does LiveWell at Wessex Cost?
LiveWell does not publish its rates. Small care homes usually charge one monthly rate based on care needs. Ask me for current pricing and I will find out whether a room is open and what it costs.
What Does the State Inspection Record Show?
LiveWell at Wessex holds 4 stars from North Carolina, issued in July 2026 after an annual inspection that found no problems.
You should know about one serious incident. On a cold January night in 2024, a resident with dementia who was known to try to leave walked out of the home while staff missed the door chime, and a neighbor found her on the sidewalk about 25 minutes later. The state cited the home for supervision and for not having enough staff, and fined it $500, which has been paid. The home put alarms on every outside door, added cameras in common areas, monthly wandering checks, and dementia retraining, and a county follow up in July 2024 found it fixed. You can read the reports on the state inspection page for LiveWell at Wessex.
What I'd Ask on a Tour
These are the questions I make sure get answered when I tour LiveWell at Wessex with a family.
- How the home decides whether a resident who tries to leave is safe there
- How the door alarms work, and who responds at night when one staff member is on
- How evening and weekend staffing has changed since 2024
- When a resident would need to move to a locked memory care unit
- Whether a room is open, and the full monthly cost in writing
Similar Communities Nearby
- Brookdale Cary: Chapel Hill Road, a locked community licensed entirely for memory care
- Sunrise of Cary: W Chatham Street, with a 35 bed licensed memory care unit
- HeartFields at Cary: south Cary, with a 16 bed licensed memory care unit
- The Reserve at Mills Farm: Apex, with memory care in villas of six residents
LiveWell at Wessex Questions
Is LiveWell at Wessex a locked memory care unit?
No. LiveWell at Wessex is a family care home with non locked memory care, alarms on its outside doors, and main doors locked after visiting hours. It suits people with dementia who are not at high risk of trying to leave.
How many caregivers work at LiveWell at Wessex?
LiveWell staffs one caregiver for every three residents during waking hours and one awake caregiver overnight, in a home of no more than six residents.
What is LiveWell at Wessex's state inspection rating?
It holds 4 stars from North Carolina, issued in July 2026. In 2024 the state fined it $500 after a resident with dementia left the home unnoticed, and a county follow up found the problem fixed.
Does LiveWell have other homes near Cary?
Yes. LiveWell runs small care homes across the Triangle, including LiveWell at Hope Valley in Durham and LiveWell @ Duke Forest in Chapel Hill.
Compare it with the full list of top memory care in Cary. LiveWell also appears on top memory care in Durham and top memory care in Chapel Hill.
Ask Me About LiveWell at Wessex
This is not the community's official website. Triangle Senior Placement is an independent placement service. Details come from the community's own materials and North Carolina state records, and you should confirm them on your tour.