Chatuge Regional Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home is a 112-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hiawassee, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 46.3% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
386 Belaire DriveHiawassee, GA 30546
Towns 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 Chatuge Regional Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Georgia average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.78 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
46.3% of nursing staff at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $64,214 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2024 | Fine | $64,214 |
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. Chatuge Regional Nursing Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2005
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Clay County Health and Rehabilitation Hayesville | 7.4 | 90 | 2.26 | 3.17 | 49.4% | 2 | None |
| Union County Nursing Home Blairsville | 12.7 | 150 | 1.92 | 3.54 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
| Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Andrews | 17.9 | 76 | 1.76 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,770 |
| Mountain View Health Care Clayton · abuse citation | 20.9 | 117 | 1.90 | 3.08 | 36.1% | 1 | None |
| Friendship Health and Rehab Cleveland | 22.4 | 89 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Murphy | 22.9 | 134 | 2.16 | 3.40 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Macon Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Franklin · abuse citation | 23.4 | 200 | 2.62 | 3.78 | 76.5% | 2 | $5,689 |
| Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Robbinsville · abuse citation | 25.5 | 80 | 2.26 | 3.67 | 70.0% | 2 | None |
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.