Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLCCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 1500 S Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30319
- CCN
- 115504
- Ownership type
- For-profit, limited liability company
- Certified beds
- 165
- Chain
- Empire Care Centers
- Residents per day
- 144
- CMS flags
- None in the CMS record
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CMS gives Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 16 Apr 2026. The latest survey cycle has 11 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Georgia is 4. CMS lists no fines for this home in its penalties file.
Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | DeKalb County median | Georgia median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 18 homes in the county, 356 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Georgia median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 16 Apr 2026 | 11 | 4 |
| Cycle 2 | 10 Apr 2025 | 8 | 5 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 17 | 4 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | K0 | L0 | |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G0 | H0 | I0 |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | |||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 | C0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 11 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0578 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0628 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0655 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F | Standard survey | 31 May 2026 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Complaint investigation | 27 Jan 2026 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | D | Complaint investigation | 27 Jan 2026 |
| 19 Dec 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint investigation | 27 Jan 2026 |
Survey cycle 2: 8 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0658 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
| 10 Apr 2025 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Complaint investigation | 23 May 2025 |
Survey cycle 3: 17 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2023 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0623 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | J | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | J | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0755 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | E | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
| 7 May 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Standard survey | 19 Jun 2023 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
CMS lists no fine and no payment denial for this home in its penalties file.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Georgia median | Georgia average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 3.19 | 3.40 | 3.56 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 1.08 | 0.93 | |
| Nurse aides | 1.74 | 2.14 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 2.84 | 2.90 | 3.10 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 70.5%
- Nurse staff turnover, Georgia median
- 45.9%
- RN turnover in a year
- 71.4%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 3
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Georgia median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 16.3% | 14.3% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 2.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 22.1% | 13.5% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 4.4% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 13.8% | 18.4% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- For-profit, limited liability company
- Chain
- Empire Care Centers (20 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire GA 3 Holdco LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 1 May 2022 |
| Ensh GA 3 LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 50% | 1 May 2022 |
| Nmga3 JV Member LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 50% | 1 May 2022 |
| Empire Care Centers LLC | Operational/managerial control | 1 May 2022 | |
| Empire Care Centers LLC | Adp of the snf | 31 Dec 2025 |
The site shows organisations only. It does not show the names of persons.
Other homes in DeKalb County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruitthealth - Brookhaven | Atlanta | 2 of 5 | 5 | $0 | 18 Jan 2026 | |
| Lenbrook | Atlanta | 5 of 5 | 2 | $0 | 26 Feb 2026 | |
| A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods | Atlanta | 4 of 5 | 5 | $8,018 | 11 Sep 2025 | |
| Briarwood Health Center by Harborview, LLC | Tucker | 3 of 5 | 3 | $0 | 25 Apr 2025 | |
| Parkside at Budd Terrace Operating Company LLC | Atlanta | 2 of 5 | 18 | $0 | 8 Apr 2026 | |
| Pruitthealth - Virginia Park | Atlanta | 3 of 5 | 5 | $8,788 | 12 Jun 2025 | |
| Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing LLC | Decatur | 3 of 5 | 4 | $0 | 1 Apr 2026 | |
| Harborview Decatur | Decatur | 3 of 5 | 10 | $6,292 | 7 May 2025 | |
| Tucker Operating Company LLC | Tucker | 2 of 5 | 7 | $30,000 | 16 Sep 2025 | |
| Tucker Park Crossing of Journey LLC | Tucker | 1 of 5 | 9 | $0 | 30 Jan 2026 | |
| Crossings at East Lake of Journey LLC, The | Decatur | 2 of 5 | 8 | $53,565 | 14 Jan 2026 | |
| Stone Mountain Run of Journey LLC | Stone Mountain | 1 of 5 | 6 | $0 | 7 May 2026 |
Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Georgia Department of Community Health: file a complaintThe complaint page of the State Survey Agency for Georgia, from the CMS list of agencies.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC (CCN 115504). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/sandy-springs-center-for-nursing-and-healing-llc-atlanta-ga-115504/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 16 Apr 2026. It was a standard survey. It gave 8 citations. The standard survey before the last one was on 10 Apr 2025.
- Who operates Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, limited liability company. CMS lists the home in the chain Empire Care Centers. The CMS ownership file names Empire Care Centers LLC for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 1 home in Georgia as a Special Focus Facility and 10 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.