Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Fairburn, Georgia, part of Journey Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.78 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 48.7% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC
178 West Campbellton StreetFairburn, GA 30213
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 Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC, nurse aides logged 1.78 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Georgia average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.78 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.94 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.64 | 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
48.7% of nursing staff at Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Journey Healthcare, 32 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 7, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fairburn Heights of Journey LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Christian City Rehabilitation Center Union City | 3.6 | 200 | 2.20 | 3.73 | 39.7% | 3 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Fairburn Fairburn | 5.8 | 82 | 2.06 | 3.57 | 54.7% | 2 | None |
| Fountainview Ctr for Alzheimer Atlanta · abuse citation | 9.4 | 120 | 2.44 | 3.78 | 44.9% | 1 | $45,465 |
| Healthcare at College Park, LLC College Park · no staffing data submitted | 9.9 | 100 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
| Fayetteville Center for Nursing & Healing LLC Fayetteville | 10.1 | 162 | 1.83 | 3.41 | 56.9% | 2 | $11,171 |
| Riverdale Center for Nursing and Healing Riverdale | 10.5 | 152 | 1.98 | 3.48 | 54.0% | 2 | $10,050 |
| Southland Health and Rehabilitation Peachtree City · abuse citation | 11.3 | 155 | 2.25 | 3.29 | 23.0% | 2 | None |
| Arrowhead Post Acute LLC Jonesboro | 11.6 | 115 | 1.77 | 3.07 | — | 1 | 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.