Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Elberton, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 48.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation
1043 Longstreet RoadElberton, GA 30635
Elbert County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, 24% above the Georgia average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 124 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.66 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.95 | 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
48.9% of nursing staff at Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation 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 Nov 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $170,259 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | Fine | $170,259 |
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. Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Heardmont Health Properties LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Heardmont Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Nancy Hart Operation LLC Elberton | 4.3 | 67 | 1.78 | 3.02 | 54.5% | 1 | $14,716 |
| Pruitthealth - Spring Valley Elberton | 9.8 | 60 | 1.83 | 3.28 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Iva Post-Acute Iva | 17.5 | 60 | 1.69 | 2.92 | 57.8% | 4 | None |
| Comer Health and Rehabilitation Comer | 20.5 | 116 | 2.48 | 3.49 | 48.6% | 3 | None |
| Lakelands Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Abbeville | 21.0 | 69 | 2.43 | 4.23 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
| Hart Care Center Hartwell | 22.8 | 117 | 2.29 | 3.77 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Washington Washington | 23.0 | 47 | 1.68 | 2.87 | 44.4% | 3 | None |
| Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation Hartwell | 23.2 | 92 | 2.63 | 3.61 | 60.7% | 3 | 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.