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CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Nurse Care of Buckhead is a 220-bed privately owned skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Atlanta, Georgia. Positioned six miles from the city center, the community experiences high local demand, operating at full capacity with 219 active residents. The property coordinates 24-hour clinical nursing, short-term post-acute rehabilitation, and specialized medical programs.
State administrative tracking records from the Georgia Department of Community Health document a historically challenging compliance history that has shown notable recent improvement. Over a nine-year assessment period, the facility averaged 9.9 deficiencies annually, focusing on recurring lapses in employee background check completions, incomplete personnel files, and inadequate competency training for medication technicians.
Past complaint logs also substantiated infractions regarding resident admission records, verbal abuse, and localized infection control practices. However, following a March 4, 2025, complaint survey, a subsequent state inspection on April 25, 2025, concluded with a citations-per-inspection rate of zero, confirming that field evaluators verified the correction of all previously cited operational issues.
On-site operations deliver an average of three hours and 17 minutes of direct nursing care per resident daily. Specialized clinical services incorporate intravenous therapy, pain management, respiratory therapy with tracheostomy care, outpatient dialysis, wound care, and PEG tube management, alongside physical, occupational, speech, and psychiatric treatments. Public regulatory registries display no active corporate fines or operating license restrictions against the operator, indicating that prior infractions were resolved through standard administrative remedies.
Prospective residents requiring high-acuity medical care or short-term physical therapy can look to this high-occupancy facility’s recent trajectory of successful regulatory corrections. The large-scale setting is structured for individuals who need comprehensive clinical resources and whose sponsors prioritize close proximity to Atlanta’s established hospital infrastructure. Families are encouraged to visit the campus, look over the specialized rehabilitation centers, and verify current staffing and training logs with the administrator before scheduling an admission.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 96th out of 190 homes in Georgia for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 17m per day | ▼ 40% State avg: 29m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 43m per day | ▼ 23% State avg: 56m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 24m per day | ▲ 12% State avg: 2h 9m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 57m per day | ▼ 5% State avg: 3h 6m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 4m per day | ▲ 42% State avg: 3m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 11m per day | ▼ 43% State avg: 20m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Higher than the Georgia average: 78.1%Nurse Care of Buckhead is administrated by Ms Michelle Prince.
In Georgia, the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division conducts unannounced inspections to ensure facilities adhere to state health and safety requirements.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Georgia state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | GA Average | vs. GA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 211 | 21 | This facility has 905% more total deficiencies than a typical Georgia nursing home (211 vs. GA avg 21).↑ 905% worse |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2017.
| 23.4 | 2.3 | This facility has 917% more deficiencies per year than a typical Georgia nursing home (23.4 vs. GA avg 2.3).↑ 917% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Georgia average 3.4
Last Health inspection on Jun 2025
Georgia average 16.6
Georgia average 4.68
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
3 of 74 citations resulted from standard inspections; 30 of 74 resulted from complaint investigations; and 41 of 74 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
329% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.7
100% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.5
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
37% more staff per resident than Georgia average
0% compared with Georgia average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
20 total: 10 full-time employees and 10 contractors.
20
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.2 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
76 total: 27 full-time employees and 49 contractors.
76
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.7 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
150 total: 83 full-time employees and 67 contractors.
150
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.3 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
9,253 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 83 | 67 | 150 | 32,555 | 92 | 100% | 8.3 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 30 | 59 | 89 | 13,373 | 92 | 100% | 8.9 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 27 | 49 | 76 | 12,086 | 92 | 100% | 9.7 |
| Registered Nurse | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4,428 | 92 | 100% | 9.2 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,892 | 91 | 99% | 7 |
| Qualified Activities Professional | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,842 | 92 | 100% | 8.5 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,834 | 92 | 100% | 7.1 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1,729 | 68 | 74% | 7.9 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,360 | 78 | 85% | 6.8 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1,190 | 81 | 88% | 5.8 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,084 | 87 | 95% | 7.5 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1,079 | 74 | 80% | 6.1 |
| Feeding Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1,056 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1,048 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 541 | 62 | 67% | 8.5 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 488 | 61 | 66% | 8 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 2 | 2 | 440 | 60 | 65% | 5.3 |
| Dietitian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 307 | 43 | 47% | 7.1 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 14 | 15% | 7.3 |
| Other Physician | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 15% | 5 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 16% | 2 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
63% lower than Georgia averageGeorgia average: $40K
94% more fines than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.1
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
1
252% more payment denials than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.3
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
5 penalties in the past 3 years
Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Aug 1, 2024
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
Aug 1, 2024
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Feb 20, 2024
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Feb 12, 2024Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
9.9
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 10.3
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
17.2
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 17.4
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
14.5%
14% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.8%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
14.6%
25% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.4%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
22.5%
40% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.1%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
2.1%
33% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 3.2%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
7.2%
14% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.3%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.0%
61% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
11.2%
86% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
1.6%
82% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 8.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
19.0%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
49.1%
46% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 91.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
41.2%
57% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 95.0%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
2.34
7% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.18
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.55
21% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 1.97
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
12.0%
85% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 80.6%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
7.1%
222% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
13.0%
83% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 78.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
33.0%
36% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 24.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
14.3%
17% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 12.2%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
23.2%
57% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
36.9%
27% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
26% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
74% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
206Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Nurse Care of Buckhead based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #11 / 185Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 11th out of 185 homes in Georgia for payroll. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Georgia average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
6.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Atlanta's city center to Nurse Care of Buckhead's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The information below is reported by the Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division.
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GA AVG
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GA AVG
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GA AVG
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Rank
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GA AVG
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Nurse Care of Buckhead is in the Buckhead neighborhood of ATLANTA.
Nurse Care of Buckhead has a walk score of 83. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
Nurse Care of Buckhead's occupancy is 100%.
The team at Nurse Care of Buckhead can be reached at [email protected].
Ms MICHELLE PRINCE is the administrator of Nurse Care of Buckhead.
Nurse Care of Buckhead has 220 beds.
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