Union County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Union County Nursing Home is a 150-bed nonprofit nursing home in Blairsville, Georgia. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Georgia average of 2.14, and 37.3% nursing staff turnover (Georgia average 46.0%).
Union County Nursing Home
164 Nursing Home CircleBlairsville, GA 30512
Union 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 Union County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Georgia average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 211 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 29% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.92 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.10 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.54 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.51 | 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
37.3% of nursing staff at Union County Nursing 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 31.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. Union County Nursing Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Georgia average is 2.6.
About Union County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Union County Hospital Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2005
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Union County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chatuge Regional Nursing Home Hiawassee | 12.7 | 112 | 2.02 | 3.78 | 46.3% | 1 | $64,214 |
| Clay County Health and Rehabilitation Hayesville | 13.9 | 90 | 2.26 | 3.17 | 49.4% | 2 | None |
| Murphy Rehabilitation & Nursing Murphy | 15.7 | 134 | 2.16 | 3.40 | 37.0% | 4 | None |
| Friendship Health and Rehab Cleveland | 19.9 | 89 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge Blue Ridge | 20.6 | 101 | 2.06 | 3.70 | 41.3% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Care and Rehabilitation Andrews | 22.6 | 76 | 1.76 | 3.23 | 50.0% | 2 | $9,770 |
| Diversicare of Copper Basin Copperhill | 24.4 | 135 | 1.60 | 3.14 | — | 3 | None |
| Gold City Health and Rehab Dahlonega · abuse citation | 24.5 | 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.