Overview
Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Georgia average of 2.7. It ranks 14th of 19 nursing homes in Atlanta. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 73% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 16, 2026, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Georgia average of 4.8. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $10,033 in the past three years.
Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing is a for-profit facility with 179 certified beds, caring for about 157 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
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 74%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 16, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $10,033
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.21 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 179
- Average residents per day
- 157
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes