Nurse Care of Buckhead: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nurse Care of Buckhead is a 220-bed for-profit nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Wellington Health Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.60 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 67.8% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Nurse Care of Buckhead
2920 Pharr Court South NWAtlanta, GA 30305
Fulton 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 Nurse Care of Buckhead, nurse aides logged 2.60 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Georgia average. With about 209 residents a day, that works out to roughly 544 aide hours a day, or about 68 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.60 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
67.8% of nursing staff at Nurse Care of Buckhead left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 90.0%. 4 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 34 health deficiencies (Georgia average 5.2). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $282,268 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | Fine | $267,426 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Fine | $5,346 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Payment Denial | 43 days from Sep 19, 2024 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $2,659 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $2,279 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $4,558 |
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. Nurse Care of Buckhead holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Nurse Care of Buckhead
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Wellington Health Care Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Pharr Court Associates LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 22, 1971
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Nurse Care of Buckhead
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place Atlanta | 1.3 | 25 | 4.61 | 7.90 | 24.3% | 5 | None |
| Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing Atlanta | 1.6 | 179 | 1.96 | 3.21 | 73.9% | 1 | $10,033 |
| Lenbrook Atlanta | 2.7 | 60 | 3.52 | 6.01 | 41.6% | 5 | None |
| Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites by Harborview Atlanta · Special Focus Facility | 3.1 | 240 | 2.19 | 3.75 | 55.4% | — | $201,403 |
| The William Breman Jewish Home Atlanta | 3.1 | 96 | 3.22 | 4.71 | 54.0% | 5 | None |
| A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods Atlanta | 3.9 | 150 | 2.90 | 4.73 | 36.1% | 4 | $8,018 |
| Parkside at Budd Terrace Operating Company LLC Atlanta | 3.9 | 250 | 2.65 | 4.48 | 63.3% | 2 | None |
| Westminster Commons Atlanta · abuse citation | 4.3 | 90 | 2.30 | 3.65 | 61.4% | 2 | $23,472 |
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.