Best Nursing Homes In GA: 33 Ranked ‘High Performing’ By U.S. News

GEORGIA — U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Nursing Homes ratings released Tuesday can help Georgia residents and their families sort out issues such as weekend staffing, infections that can lead to hospitalization and other problems before deciding on a facility.

Among 360 nursing homes in Georgia, 14 long-term and 19 short-term care facilities were ranked as “high performing.”

The ratings also show nursing homes that fell short. The total number of nursing homes in Georgia that received “below average” ratings, scoring only 1 or 2 on a 5-point scale, is 114. Some, however, were “average” with scores of 3 or 4.

High performing short-term stay nursing homes in Georgia are:

• A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods
• Harborview Decatur
• The William Breman Jewish Home
• Signature Healthcare at Tower Road
• Newnan Health and Rehabilitation
• Lenbrook
• The Oaks-Athens Skilled Nursing
• The Lodge
• Candler Skilled Nursing Unit
• Northside Gwinnett Extended Care Center
• Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
• Life Care Center of Lawrenceville
• Carlyle Place
• Budd Terrace at Wesley Woods
• Spring Harbor at Green Island
• Marsh's Edge
• Salude-The Art of Recovery
• Harrington Park Health and Rehabilitation
• The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place

High performing long-term stay nursing homes in Georgia are:

• Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehab (Marietta)
• Zebulon Park Health and Rehabilitation
• Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett
• The Oaks-Limestone
• Cedar Valley Nursing and Rehab Center
• Autum Lane Health and Rehabilitation
• Lynn Haven Health and Rehabilitation
• Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC
• Cumming Nursing Center
• PruittHealth-Holly Hill LLC
• Westbury Center of Jackson for Nursing and Healing
• Magnolia Manor of Marion County
• Emanuel County Nursing Home
• Harrington Park Health and Rehabilitation

California led all states, with 206 nursing homes ranked as high performing in short-term care and 148 in long-term care. Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas also led other states with the highest number of high performing ratings.

About 1.1 million people a year over age 85 live in America’s 1,500 nursing homes, known by a variety of names that include skilled nursing facilities and post- and sub-acute care facilities. U.S. News said its rankings are intended to guide families in helping to find a nursing home that excels in the type of care they need.

This is the first time in the 13 years U.S. News has been compiling the ratings that infection rates and the consistency of weekend nursing staffing were included in the quality of care issues people should consider before deciding on a nursing home.

The performance ratings are based on data retrieved from reports nursing homes are required to submit to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid data. Specifically:

• The ratings for both short-and long-term care take into account the consistency of registered nurse staffing, the use of antipsychotic drugs, and success in preventing emergency room and hospital visits.
• The long-term care rating also includes measures of whether a nursing home changed ownership and how well they were staffed on weekends.
• The short-term rehabilitation rating also includes measures of a nursing home’s success in preventing falls, preventing serious infections and making sure residents are able to return home.

More about the methodology is found on the U.S. News website