New Horizons Habersham: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
New Horizons Habersham is a 84-bed nonprofit nursing home in Demorest, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 32.7% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
New Horizons Habersham
105 Habersham Terrace GardensDemorest, GA 30535
Habersham 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 New Horizons Habersham, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Georgia average. With about 63 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
32.7% of nursing staff at New Horizons Habersham left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. New Horizons Habersham holds 4 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About New Horizons Habersham
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 6, 1969
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near New Horizons Habersham
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| Pruitthealth - Scenic View Baldwin | 6.7 | 148 | 1.35 | 2.67 | 36.7% | 5 | None |
| Gateway Health and Rehab Cleveland | 10.7 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Friendship Health and Rehab Cleveland | 13.1 | 89 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Toccoa Toccoa | 13.8 | 181 | 1.85 | 3.14 | 45.1% | 1 | None |
| The Bell Minor Home Gainesville | 22.1 | 104 | 1.82 | 3.13 | 82.1% | 1 | $74,979 |
| Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates Gainesville | 22.2 | 48 | 2.60 | 4.24 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| PruittHealth - Limestone Gainesville | 22.3 | 104 | 2.53 | 3.80 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
| New Horizons Limestone Gainesville | 22.5 | 142 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 22.2% | 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.