Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Athens, Georgia, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
960 Hawthorne AvenueAthens, GA 30606
Clarke 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 Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Georgia average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 157 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.74 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.43 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 4, 2025. 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 3 fines totaling $16,801 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Fine | $6,284 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Fine | $6,500 |
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. Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage holds 4 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 22, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
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| Pruitthealth - Grandview Athens | 1.2 | 72 | 1.58 | 3.13 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing Athens | 1.4 | 148 | 2.04 | 3.67 | 41.9% | 1 | $15,646 |
| Presbyterian Village - Athens Athens | 1.4 | 40 | 2.32 | 4.74 | 75.7% | 2 | $18,545 |
| University Nursing & Rehab Center Athens | 2.0 | 122 | 2.16 | 2.97 | 74.1% | 1 | None |
| High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation Bishop | 9.7 | 100 | 2.04 | 2.98 | 36.2% | 4 | None |
| Quiet Oaks Health Care Center Crawford | 13.5 | 61 | 2.28 | 3.35 | 27.3% | 3 | None |
| Winder Center for Nursing and Healing Winder | 16.9 | 163 | 1.98 | 3.40 | 51.2% | 1 | $17,074 |
| Hill Haven Nursing Home Commerce | 17.6 | 70 | 2.00 | 3.24 | — | 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.