The Bell Minor Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Bell Minor Home is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Gainesville, Georgia, part of Wellington Health Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 82.1% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
The Bell Minor Home
2200 Old Hamilton Place NeGainesville, GA 30507
Hall 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 The Bell Minor Home, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Georgia average. With about 101 residents a day, that works out to roughly 183 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.13 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
82.1% of nursing staff at The Bell Minor Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Georgia average of 46.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2026. 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 2 fines totaling $74,979 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2025 | Fine | $70,421 |
| Feb 6, 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. The Bell Minor Home holds 1 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About The Bell Minor Home
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Wellington Health Care Services, 14 homes
- Legal name: Hamilton Mill Associates LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Bell Minor Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| New Horizons Limestone Gainesville | 0.9 | 142 | 2.39 | 4.07 | 22.2% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth - Limestone Gainesville | 1.4 | 104 | 2.53 | 3.80 | 49.5% | 4 | None |
| Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates Gainesville | 6.3 | 48 | 2.60 | 4.24 | 23.1% | 5 | None |
| The Crossroads of Flowery Branch of Journey LLC Flowery Branch | 11.4 | 100 | 1.77 | 2.67 | 48.5% | 1 | None |
| Gateway Health and Rehab Cleveland | 15.5 | 60 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| PruittHealth - Lanier Buford | 17.6 | 117 | 1.90 | 3.19 | 33.8% | 4 | None |
| Chelsey Park Health and Rehabilitation Dahlonega | 17.6 | 60 | 2.36 | 3.40 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Gold City Health and Rehab Dahlonega · abuse citation | 18.4 | 102 | 1.70 | 2.76 | 61.4% | 1 | $52,548 |
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.