Gold City Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gold City Health and Rehab is a 102-bed for-profit nursing home in Dahlonega, Georgia, part of C. Ross Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 61.4% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Gold City Health and Rehab
222 Moore DriveDahlonega, GA 30533
Lumpkin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Gold City Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Georgia average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 123 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.19 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.76 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
61.4% of nursing staff at Gold City Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $52,548 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $52,548 |
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. Gold City Health and Rehab holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Gold City Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: C. Ross Management, 5 homes
- Legal name: Gold City Health & Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 13, 2004
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gold City Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chelsey Park Health and Rehabilitation Dahlonega | 0.8 | 60 | 2.36 | 3.40 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Friendship Health and Rehab Cleveland | 12.3 | 89 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates Gainesville | 12.3 | 48 | 2.60 | 4.24 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| Gateway Health and Rehab Cleveland | 13.0 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth - Limestone Gainesville | 17.2 | 104 | 2.53 | 3.80 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
| New Horizons Limestone Gainesville | 17.8 | 142 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 22.2% | 4 | None |
| The Bell Minor Home Gainesville | 18.4 | 104 | 1.82 | 3.13 | 82.1% | 1 | $74,979 |
| New Horizons Habersham Demorest | 23.5 | 84 | 1.82 | 3.24 | 32.7% | 4 | 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.