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Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record

Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Ellijay, Georgia, part of Michael Feist. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Georgia average of 2.14, and 45.9% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).

Certified for Medicare and Medicaid · CMS number 115683

Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay

1362 South Main Street
Ellijay, GA 30540
Gilmer County
Aide hours per resident a day
2.26
Georgia average 2.14
Nursing staff turnover
45.9%
Georgia average 46.0%
Certified beds
110
about 104 residents a day
Fines, last 3 years
0
none on record

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 Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Georgia average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 236 aide hours a day, or about 30 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.

Staff hours per resident per day at Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay, Georgia average, and US average
Hours per resident per dayThis homeGeorgia avgUS avg
Nurse aides (CNAs)2.262.142.32
Licensed practical nurses0.750.930.86
Registered nurses0.910.500.69
All nursing staff3.923.563.86
All nursing staff, weekends3.333.103.42

CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.

Staff turnover

45.9% of nursing staff at Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.1%. No administrators left over the same period.

Nursing staff turnover
45.9%
Georgia 46.0% · US 45.8%
Registered nurse turnover
38.1%
Georgia 44.5% · US 42.9%
Administrators who left
0
Georgia average 0.5

Inspections and penalties

State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.

Health deficiencies, latest cycle
5
From complaints
0
Infection-control citations
—
Payment denials, 3 years
0

CMS star ratings

CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay holds 3 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.

Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

About Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay

  • Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Chain: Michael Feist, 7 homes
  • Legal name: Parkside Operating Company LLC
  • Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 2003
  • Councils: resident council
  • Area: rural

Nursing homes near Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay

The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.

Nursing homes near Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay. Column headers sort the table.
Jasper Point of Journey LLC
Jasper
13.5601.853.2171.7%1$4,233
PruittHealth - Jasper
Jasper
14.5601.983.7734.7%5None
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge
15.71012.063.7041.3%5None
Wildwood Health and Rehab
Talking Rock
16.1441.743.3131.0%3None
Murray Woods of Journey LLC
Chatsworth
18.01202.153.2718.4%1$15,092
Diversicare of Copper Basin
Copperhill
22.41351.603.14—3None
Calhoun Crossing of Journey LLC
Calhoun
27.01002.083.0852.7%1$107,867
Gordon Health and Rehabilitation
Calhoun
27.51172.493.2737.9%4None

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.