Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Blue Ridge, Georgia, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.06 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 41.3% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
99 Ouida StreetBlue Ridge, GA 30513
Fannin 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 - Blue Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.06 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Georgia average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 174 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.06 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.13 | 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
41.3% of nursing staff at Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 31, 2025. 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 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. Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge holds 5 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 5, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Diversicare of Copper Basin Copperhill | 9.5 | 135 | 1.60 | 3.14 | — | 3 | None |
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| Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Murphy | 18.3 | 134 | 2.16 | 3.40 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Union County Nursing Home Blairsville | 20.6 | 150 | 1.92 | 3.54 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
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| PruittHealth - Jasper Jasper | 29.7 | 60 | 1.98 | 3.77 | 34.7% | 5 | 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.