Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation is a 186-bed for-profit nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Wellington Health Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average of 2.14, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation
460 Auburn Avenue N.E.Atlanta, GA 30312
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 Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.19 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Georgia average. With about 183 residents a day, that works out to roughly 400 aide hours a day, or about 50 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.19 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.11 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.97 | 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
56.1% of nursing staff at Legacy Transitional Care & 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 17, 2026. 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 3 fines totaling $113,074 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 | Fine | $107,075 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Fine | $3,176 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $2,823 |
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. Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wellington Health Care Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: 460 Auburn Avenue LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc Atlanta | 0.0 | 138 | 2.87 | 4.53 | 39.7% | 3 | None |
| Westminster Commons Atlanta · abuse citation | 2.3 | 90 | 2.30 | 3.65 | 61.4% | 2 | $23,472 |
| Pruitthealth - Virginia Park Atlanta | 3.3 | 128 | 2.26 | 3.72 | 41.1% | 3 | $8,788 |
| Reliable Health & Rehab at Lakewood Atlanta | 4.0 | 100 | 1.88 | 3.07 | 39.2% | 2 | None |
| The Crossings at East Lake of Journey LLC Decatur | 4.3 | 103 | 1.80 | 3.07 | 18.0% | 2 | $53,565 |
| Sadie G. Mays Health & Rehabilitation Center Atlanta · no staffing data submitted | 4.4 | 206 | — | — | — | 1 | $53,965 |
| Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing Atlanta | 4.8 | 179 | 1.96 | 3.21 | 73.9% | 1 | $10,033 |
| Parkside at Budd Terrace Operating Company LLC Atlanta | 4.9 | 250 | 2.65 | 4.48 | 63.3% | 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.