Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing is a 179-bed for-profit nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Empire Care Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 73.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing
54 Peachtree Park Drive NEAtlanta, GA 30309
Fulton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Georgia average. With about 154 residents a day, that works out to roughly 302 aide hours a day, or about 38 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.21 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
73.9% of nursing staff at Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 56.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,033 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | Fine | $10,033 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Empire Care Centers, 20 homes
- Legal name: Atlanta Ga Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place Atlanta | 0.7 | 25 | 4.61 | 7.90 | 24.3% | 5 | None |
| Nurse Care of Buckhead Atlanta · SFF candidate | 1.6 | 220 | 2.60 | 3.57 | 67.8% | 1 | $282,268 |
| Westminster Commons Atlanta · abuse citation | 2.8 | 90 | 2.30 | 3.65 | 61.4% | 2 | $23,472 |
| Pruitthealth - Virginia Park Atlanta | 3.4 | 128 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 41.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Parkside at Budd Terrace Operating Company LLC Atlanta | 3.5 | 250 | 2.65 | 4.48 | 63.3% | 2 | None |
| Pruitthealth - West Atlanta Atlanta | 3.5 | 120 | 2.07 | 3.35 | 43.7% | 1 | None |
| Lenbrook Atlanta | 4.0 | 60 | 3.52 | 6.01 | 41.6% | 5 | None |
| A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods Atlanta | 4.2 | 150 | 2.90 | 4.73 | 36.1% | 4 | $8,018 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.