Georgia Nursing Homes: Violations, Fines and Worst Records

For nursing home staffing, Georgia stands 47th out of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. The average is 3.56 hours of nurse care for each resident daily, versus 3.86 hours across the nation. Registered nurses deliver 0.5 hours of that care for each resident each day, under the 0.69 national average. In 261 of 345 reporting homes, levels were below what CMS expects; CMS is the federal Medicare agency that posts these nursing home records. The state's 356 homes average 2.7 stars out of five, which places them 45th in the nation and under the 3.0 national mark. Of those facilities, 248 are run by for-profit companies, and Pruitthealth leads the group with 60.

Georgia facilities drew 5,985 citations from inspectors during the past three inspection cycles. The largest group, 451, concerned rules on infection prevention and control, the state's most cited violation. Of the 382 citations involving resident harm or immediate danger, 70 were for accident hazards and poor supervision. Across 120 facilities in the state, federal regulators imposed $4,538,517 in fines. The largest single penalty, $267,426, was issued in June 2025 to Nurse Care of Buckhead in Atlanta.

Georgia's official GaMap2Care HFR Facility Finder lets families check facility licenses and read state inspection reports, and it covers homes licensed by the state. Federal inspection reports for every Georgia facility also open from that home's Medicare Care Compare page (once called Nursing Home Compare). They are the Form CMS-2567, a statement of deficiencies. Across the state's nursing homes, 43.0% of all citations came from complaint visits.

Ask for a state inspection by filing a complaint online. Send it to the Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division, or call 1-800-878-6442. For everyday help with care concerns, call the Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, part of the Division of Aging Services. The number is 1-866-552-4464 (select option 5). If elder abuse, neglect, or exploitation is suspected in a Georgia home, Adult Protective Services is another contact. Call 1-866-55AGING (1-866-552-4464), press 3.