Overview
Early Memorial Nursing Facility has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Georgia average of 2.7. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Blakely. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 89% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Georgia nursing homes have been fined.
Early Memorial Nursing Facility is a for-profit facility with 127 certified beds, caring for about 83 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 63%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.28 hrs
- Nurse aides2.50 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 127
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes