Inspection Reports for Benton House of Stockbridge

201 EVERGREEN TERRACE, STOCKBRIDGE, GA, 30281.0

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Inspection Report Summary

The most recent inspection on October 3, 2025, found no deficiencies. Earlier complaint investigations also did not identify any rule violations, indicating a consistent pattern of compliance in recent years. Prior reports from 2020 and 2021 noted deficiencies related to medication administration by uncertified staff and a substantiated case of resident abuse that resulted in staff termination. No fines, immediate jeopardy findings, or license actions were listed in the available reports. The facility’s inspection history shows improvement, with recent investigations finding no issues after earlier concerns were addressed.

Deficiencies (last 6 years)

Deficiencies (over 6 years) 0.8 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies are regulatory violations found during state inspections.

84% better than Georgia average
Georgia average: 4.9 deficiencies/year

Deficiencies per year

4 3 2 1 0
2018
2020
2021
2023
2024
2025

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Oct 3, 2025

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA50005767 and #GA50005955.

Complaint Details
Investigation of complaint intakes #GA50005767 and #GA50005955 with no deficiencies found.
Findings
No deficiencies were cited as a result of this inspection.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Aug 27, 2025

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA50004927.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA50004927 with no rule violations cited.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Jul 14, 2025

Visit Reason
The visit was conducted to investigate complaint intake numbers GA50003406 and GA50004599.

Complaint Details
Investigation of complaint intake #GA50003406 and #GA50004599 resulted in no rule violations.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Jul 14, 2025

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA00.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA00 with no rule violations cited.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Apr 23, 2025

Visit Reason
The visit was conducted to investigate intake #GA50000329, #GA50002844, #GA50001974 and to conduct the compliance inspection.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA50000329, #GA50002844, #GA50001974 with no rule violations found.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Sep 18, 2024

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA00250179 and GA00249827.

Complaint Details
Investigation was started on 2024-09-16 and completed on 2024-09-18. No rule violations were found.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Mar 4, 2024

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA00243631.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA00243631 with no rule violations cited.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Sep 27, 2023

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA00239200 and #GA00239212.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA00239200 and #GA00239212 with no rule violations cited.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 8, 2021

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to conduct the compliance inspection and investigate intake #GA00217005. An onsite visit was made on 9/8/21 and the investigation was completed on 9/15/21.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA00217005 regarding use of uncertified staff to administer medications. Staff G was found to have passed medications without CMA certification, starting in the second or third week of August 2021. Staff G had not completed CNA certification, a prerequisite for CMA.
Findings
The facility failed to use at a minimum certified medication aides (CMA) to administer medications in the memory care unit. Staff G, who was not certified, passed medications independently in the memory care unit during August 2021.

Deficiencies (1)
Facility failed to employ certified medication aides to administer medications in the memory care unit; Staff G passed medications without required certification.
Report Facts
Dates medication passed by uncertified staff: 8/5/21, 8/7/21, 8/21/21, and 8/28/21 Date incident report submitted: 8/23/21 Staff G hire date: 1/30/20

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Staff GResident Care AssistantNamed in medication administration deficiency for passing medications without required certification.
Staff BInterviewed regarding medication administration practices and Staff G's certification status.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 8, 2021

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to conduct a compliance inspection and investigate intake #GA00217005. An onsite visit was made on 9/8/21 and the investigation was completed on 9/15/21.

Complaint Details
Investigation was complaint-related, intake #GA00217005. The complaint was substantiated by findings that Staff G administered medications without CMA certification.
Findings
The facility failed to use certified medication aides (CMA) to administer medications in the memory care unit. Staff G, who was not certified, passed medications independently starting in August 2021, which is a violation of staffing requirements.

Deficiencies (1)
Facility failed to employ certified medication aides to administer medications in the memory care unit; Staff G passed medications without required certification.
Report Facts
Dates Staff G administered medication: 8/5/21, 8/7/21, 8/21/21, and 8/28/21 Date Staff G was hired: 1/30/20 Date incident report submitted: 8/23/21

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Staff GResident Care AssistantNamed in medication administration without certification deficiency
Staff BInterviewed regarding medication administration practices and Staff G's certification status

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 1 Date: Sep 8, 2021

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to conduct a compliance inspection and investigate intake #GA00217005, with an onsite visit on 9/8/21 and investigation completion on 9/15/21.

Complaint Details
Investigation was initiated due to intake #GA00217005. It was substantiated that Staff G administered medications without required certification, confirmed by record reviews and staff interviews.
Findings
The facility failed to use certified medication aides (CMA) to administer medications in the memory care unit. Staff G, who was not certified, passed medications independently during August 2021, contrary to facility policy and regulatory requirements.

Deficiencies (1)
Failure to employ certified medication aides in the memory care unit to administer medications as required.
Report Facts
Dates medication passed by uncertified staff: 4 Date hired: Jan 30, 2020

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Staff GResident Care AssistantPassed medications without required certification in the memory care unit.
Staff BInterviewed regarding medication administration practices and training of Staff G.

Inspection Report

Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Dec 15, 2020

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to investigate intake #GA00210246. An onsite visit was made on 12/15/2020 and the investigation was completed on 12/17/2020.

Complaint Details
Investigation of intake #GA00210246 with no rule violations cited.
Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this investigation.

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Monitoring
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Apr 6, 2020

Visit Reason
The purpose of this review is to monitor COVID 19 cases and assess infection control processes.

Findings
The report focuses on monitoring COVID-19 cases and assessing infection control processes at the facility.

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Complaint Investigation
Deficiencies: 2 Date: Jan 31, 2020

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to conduct a compliance inspection and to investigate complaint intakes #GA00202047, #GA00202230, and #GA00202000 with onsite visits on 1/22/2020 and 1/29/2020, completed on 1/31/2020.

Complaint Details
The investigation was triggered by complaints and intakes alleging physical abuse of Resident #1 by Staff H. The abuse was substantiated by incident reports, police reports, staff interviews, and witness statements. Staff H was terminated following the findings.
Findings
The facility failed to ensure certified medication aides did not practice outside their scope by repackaging medications improperly, and failed to protect residents from physical abuse, specifically Resident #1 who was subjected to physical and verbal abuse by Staff H, resulting in termination of Staff H.

Deficiencies (2)
Certified medication aides provided medications that were not unit or multi-dose packaged, which is outside their scope of practice.
Failure to ensure residents' right to be free from physical abuse, with documented abuse of Resident #1 by Staff H including rough handling, punching, and taunting.
Report Facts
Complaint intake numbers: 3 Resident sample size: 7 Dates of onsite visits: 1/22/2020 and 1/29/2020

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Staff GInterviewed regarding medication repackaging outside scope
Staff HNamed in physical abuse findings and terminated for abuse of Resident #1
Staff BWitnessed Staff H's aggressive handling of residents
NNInterviewed witness describing abuse and bruising on Resident #1
LLInterviewed witness describing bruises and abuse of Resident #1

Inspection Report

Original Licensing
Deficiencies: 0 Date: Jun 25, 2018

Visit Reason
The purpose of this visit was to conduct the initial inspection of the facility.

Findings
No rule violations were cited as a result of this inspection.

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