Nursing Homes in Georgia: Staffing, Turnover, and Penalties
Georgia has 356 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in 193 cities. On CMS's August 2026 figures, nurse aides there log 2.14 hours per resident per day, 8% below the US average of 2.32, and 46.0% of nursing staff leave in a year (US 45.8%).
Georgia averages
Aide hours per resident per day is the nurse aide time a home logged for each resident across a whole day, from the payroll records every home submits to CMS. More hours per resident means more hands on the floor for the same number of residents. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. Fines and payment denials are CMS penalties from the last three years.
CMS Care Compare State and US Averages, August 2026 release
Nursing homes by city
The most nursing homes are in Atlanta (20), Macon (12), Augusta (10). Each city page compares every home on staffing, turnover, CMS stars, and fines.
- Abbeville (1)
- Adel (1)
- Adrian (1)
- Albany (2)
- Alma (1)
- Americus (1)
- Appling (1)
- Ashburn (1)
- Athens (5)
- Atlanta (20)
- Augusta (10)
- Austell (3)
- Bainbridge (2)
- Baldwin (1)
- Barnesville (1)
- Baxley (1)
- Bishop (1)
- Blairsville (1)
- Blakely (1)
- Blue Ridge (1)
- Blythe (1)
- Bremen (1)
- Brunswick (3)
- Buchanan (2)
- Buena Vista (1)
- Buford (1)
- Butler (1)
- Byromville (1)
- Cairo (1)
- Calhoun (2)
- Camilla (1)
- Canton (2)
- Carrollton (4)
- Cartersville (3)
- Cedartown (1)
- Chatsworth (1)
- Claxton (1)
- Clayton (1)
- Cleveland (2)
- Cochran (1)
- College Park (1)
- Colquitt (1)
- Columbus (7)
- Comer (1)
- Commerce (2)
- Conyers (2)
- Cordele (2)
- Covington (2)
- Crawford (1)
- Cumming (2)
- Cuthbert (1)
- Dahlonega (2)
- Dallas (1)
- Dalton (3)
- Dawson (1)
- Decatur (6)
- Demorest (1)
- Donalsonville (1)
- Douglas (1)
- Douglasville (1)
- Dublin (3)
- Eastman (2)
- East Point (1)
- Eatonton (1)
- Edison (1)
- Elberton (3)
- Ellijay (1)
- Evans (2)
- Fairburn (2)
- Fayetteville (1)
- Fitzgerald (2)
- Flowery Branch (1)
- Folkston (1)
- Forsyth (2)
- Fort Gaines (1)
- Fort Oglethorpe (2)
- Fort Valley (2)
- Franklin (1)
- Gainesville (4)
- Gibson (1)
- Glennville (1)
- Glenwood (1)
- Gracewood (1)
- Gray (2)
- Greenville (1)
- Griffin (3)
- Hartwell (2)
- Hawkinsville (1)
- Hazlehurst (1)
- Hiawassee (1)
- Homerville (1)
- Ideal (1)
- Jackson (1)
- Jasper (2)
- Jeffersonville (1)
- Jesup (3)
- Jonesboro (2)
- Kennesaw (1)
- Lafayette (1)
- La Fayette (1)
- Lagrange (3)
- Lake City (1)
- Lakeland (1)
- Lawrenceville (4)
- Leesburg (1)
- Lilburn (1)
- Lithonia (1)
- Louisville (1)
- Ludowici (1)
- Lumber City (1)
- Lyons (1)
- Macon (12)
- Madison (1)
- Marietta (7)
- Marshallville (1)
- McDonough (1)
- MC Rae (1)
- Metter (2)
- Midway (1)
- Milledgeville (4)
- Millen (1)
- Monroe (1)
- Montezuma (1)
- Monticello (1)
- Moultrie (4)
- Nahunta (1)
- Nashville (1)
- Newnan (3)
- Ocilla (2)
- Peachtree City (1)
- Perry (1)
- Pineview (1)
- Plains (1)
- Pooler (1)
- Port Wentworth (1)
- Powder Springs (1)
- Pulaski (1)
- Quitman (1)
- Reidsville (1)
- Richland (1)
- Richmond Hill (1)
- Riverdale (1)
- Roberta (1)
- Rockmart (2)
- Rome (8)
- Rossville (2)
- Roswell (1)
- Royston (1)
- Saint Marys (1)
- Saint Simons Island (2)
- Sandersville (3)
- Savannah (7)
- Smyrna (1)
- Snellville (2)
- Social Circle (1)
- Soperton (1)
- Sparta (2)
- Springfield (1)
- Statesboro (4)
- Stockbridge (1)
- Stone Mountain (2)
- Summerville (1)
- Suwanee (2)
- Swainsboro (2)
- Sylvania (1)
- Sylvester (1)
- Talking Rock (1)
- Thomaston (3)
- Thomasville (4)
- Thomson (1)
- Tifton (2)
- Toccoa (1)
- Toomsboro (1)
- Trenton (1)
- Tucker (3)
- Twin City (1)
- Tybee Island (2)
- Union City (1)
- Union Point (1)
- Valdosta (4)
- Vidalia (2)
- Wadley (1)
- Warm Springs (1)
- Warner Robins (3)
- Warrenton (1)
- Washington (1)
- Waverly Hall (1)
- Waycross (3)
- Waynesboro (1)
- Whigham (1)
- Winder (1)
- Woodstock (1)
- Wrightsville (1)
Largest nursing home chains in Georgia
CMS links 221 of Georgia's homes to these 15 chains. A chain is a group of homes under common ownership or management, as CMS records it.
| Chain | Homes in GA | Homes nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Pruitthealth | 59 | 95 |
| Ethica Health | 50 | 50 |
| Journey Healthcare | 21 | 32 |
| Empire Care Centers | 20 | 20 |
| Harborview Health Systems | 12 | 22 |
| Beacon Health Management | 10 | 11 |
| Wellington Health Care Services | 10 | 14 |
| Crossroads Medical Management | 6 | 6 |
| Reliable Health Care Management | 6 | 6 |
| C. Ross Management | 5 | 5 |
| Cypress Skilled Nursing | 5 | 5 |
| Magnolia Manor Senior Living | 5 | 5 |
| Michael Feist | 5 | 7 |
| Brighton Healthcare | 4 | 8 |
| Elevation Healthcare | 3 | 5 |
Chain as recorded in the CMS Provider Information file, August 2026 release