Pruitthealth - West Atlanta: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pruitthealth - West Atlanta is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, part of Pruitthealth. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 43.7% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Pruitthealth - West Atlanta
2645 Whiting Street N.W.Atlanta, GA 30318
Fulton 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 - West Atlanta, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Georgia average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 208 aide hours a day, or about 26 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) | 2.07 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.73 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 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
43.7% of nursing staff at Pruitthealth - West Atlanta left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Pruitthealth - West Atlanta holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Pruitthealth - West Atlanta
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pruitthealth, 95 homes
- Legal name: Pruitthealth - West Atlanta, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 31, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.