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Nursing homes in Georgia

Georgia has 356 certified nursing homes in 143 counties. Select a county or a city to see its homes in one table.

Counties

Counties of Georgia with a certified nursing home, in order of name
CountyHomesCertified bedsMedian overall ratingCitations for each 100 bedsFines
Appling1101119.8$18,966
Bacon18852.3$0
Baldwin449356.9$16,689
Barrow1163110.4$17,074
Bartow3316322.5$6,784
Ben Hill2245411.8$4,017
Berrien1108113.9$0
Bibb111,163315.2$155,636
Bleckley17536.7$0
Brantley16343.2$13,520
Brooks1188310.1$0
Bryan2160223.8$0
Bulloch3254313.8$8,678
Burke331029.4$28,179
Butts119635.6$8,512
Calhoun160513.3$0
Camden178126.9$4,072
Candler3298114.1$65,949
Carroll4423120.6$3,728
Catoosa3380311.3$27,229
Charlton192128.3$0
Chatham111,154218.9$327,609
Chattooga115142.0$0
Cherokee3371216.7$185,650
Clarke4446417.3$32,447
Clay160246.7$0
Clayton4638116.8$26,851
Clinch192120.7$16,720
Cobb131,733315.3$105,051
Coffee116853.0$0
Colquitt4287519.9$0
Columbia3314218.8$19,321
Cook195517.9$0
Coweta326036.9$20,529
Crawford110044.0$0
Crisp2243310.7$0
Dade17148.5$0
DeKalb182,462216.7$165,171
Decatur2207315.0$0
Dodge2200313.0$0
Dooly103No data$0
Dougherty243629.9$48,909
Douglas1246119.5$13,787
Early1127118.9$177,463
Effingham110545.7$0
Elbert3187133.7$184,975
Emanuel3262211.1$0
Evans170312.9$0
Fannin1101521.8$0
Fayette2317211.0$11,171
Floyd8714216.0$118,079
Forsyth2249514.1$0
Franklin1144411.8$0
Fulton192,985118.8$1,036,665
Gilmer2154318.8$0
Glascock110451.9$7,151
Glynn5505415.6$16,801
Gordon2217418.4$107,867
Grady2217219.8$210,094
Greene164410.9$0
Gwinnett111,191215.7$100,131
Habersham2232511.6$0
Hall5498419.5$74,979
Hancock2152515.8$13,325
Haralson3242126.0$13,016
Harris110048.0$0
Hart220957.2$0
Heard178511.5$0
Henry229946.0$0
Houston553349.9$86,129
Irwin2113321.2$0
Jackson2237414.3$0
Jasper155510.9$0
Jeff Davis173128.8$0
Jefferson198125.5$15,880
Jenkins1100315.0$91,062
Johnson2153513.7$74,208
Jones2189410.6$0
Lamar1117312.0$0
Lanier162441.9$0
Laurens3380312.1$28,446
Lee160318.3$16,800
Liberty1169210.1$0
Long1108113.0$0
Lowndes4367216.3$104,898
Lumpkin2162516.7$52,548
Macon324845.6$15,593
Madison111639.5$0
Marion170520.0$0
McDuffie1150311.3$0
Meriwether219239.4$0
Miller115753.8$0
Mitchell1156125.0$17,345
Monroe3276215.2$27,415
Morgan167217.9$0
Murray1120119.2$15,092
Muscogee71,10629.0$67,606
Newton2230317.0$0
Oconee2140427.9$18,545
Oglethorpe161319.7$0
Paulding1182312.1$0
Peach175224.0$0
Pickens2120537.5$4,233
Polk328955.5$0
Pulaski1102315.7$0
Putnam1104315.4$0
Rabun1117131.6$0
Randolph180511.3$5,077
Richmond111,094211.9$180,483
Rockdale2276317.0$10,527
Screven1128114.8$4,017
Seminole175228.0$0
Spalding3350222.9$0
Stephens1181114.4$0
Stewart18553.5$0
Sumter233837.7$0
Tattnall2252214.7$0
Taylor178316.7$8,512
Telfair2219212.3$8,697
Terrell160128.3$121,401
Thomas4267233.3$34,551
Tift2278223.4$22,032
Toombs338738.0$0
Towns1112129.5$64,214
Treutlen15048.0$0
Troup340439.9$0
Turner17657.9$0
Twiggs1131213.7$4,119
Union115049.3$0
Upson3302320.5$0
Walker3324310.8$62,040
Walton2240212.9$0
Ware352027.5$13,637
Warren1110225.5$0
Washington3176323.3$0
Wayne3224124.1$49,985
Wheeler162130.6$0
White214954.0$0
Whitfield3322411.2$17,024
Wilcox2203318.7$87,910
Wilkes147310.6$0
Wilkinson16251.6$0
Worth111753.4$0

Citations are the health citations of the last three survey cycles. Fines are the fines in the CMS penalties file, about three years.

Cities

Cities with two or more certified nursing homes. The number is the count of homes.

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 the data on .

Georgia in figures

The nursing homes in Georgia have 39,494 certified beds. They have about 31,773 residents on an average day. 50% of the homes have a CMS overall rating of 1 or 2 stars. In the nation, the share is 41%. 51 homes have an overall rating of 5 stars.

The homes have 15.1 health citations for each 100 certified beds in the last three survey cycles. The figure for the nation is 26.8. CMS lists 218 fines with a total of $4,742,821 for these homes in its penalties file. CMS also lists 41 payment denials. 21 homes have the CMS abuse icon.

Nursing homes in Georgia by CMS overall rating
Overall ratingHomesShareUS share
5 of 55114%20%
4 of 55215%19%
3 of 57521%19%
2 of 57321%20%
1 of 510429%21%

F-tags in the state

The requirements that the citations in this state name most often.

F-tags with the most citations in Georgia, three survey cycles
F-tagRequirement (CMS text)Citations
F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.450
F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.388
F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.383
F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.275
F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.255
F0584Honor 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.239
F0761Ensure 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.198
F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.173
F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.146
F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.144
F0554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.121
F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.119

Chains in the state

Fines by year

The CMS penalties file holds about three years. The first year and the last year are not complete.

Fines for nursing homes in Georgia by year, from the CMS penalties file
YearPenaltiesFines
202356$1,008,947
2024139$1,758,825
202555$1,955,904
20269$19,145

Record by month

One page for each month: the surveys with citations, the penalties, and the changes in the CMS update of that month.

Monthly record of nursing homes in Georgia, the latest month first
MonthSurveys with citationsCitationsPenaltiesFinesRecorded changes
August 2026000$00
July 2026000$00
June 202619500$00
May 202624761$00
April 2026381860$00
March 2026461782$00
February 2026331325$19,1450
January 2026351441$00
December 2025351556$22,3080
November 202520820$00
October 20256250$00
September 2025371235$25,5080
August 2025361635$42,2180
July 2025291151$200,7330
June 2025342264$635,3570
May 2025382164$66,5440
April 2025431986$75,7290
March 20254819810$261,0250
February 2025271457$502,3050
January 202517997$124,1770
December 202416776$31,5170
November 2024231314$115,7630
October 202418928$62,5640
September 202421935$55,9310

The site has no recorded change for Georgia. It records changes at each CMS update.

Questions

How many nursing homes in Georgia are Special Focus Facilities?
CMS lists 1 home in Georgia as a Special Focus Facility and 10 as candidates. The table of homes on each county page and city page marks these homes.
Which F-tags have the most citations in Georgia?
F-tag 880 has 450 citations in the last three survey cycles. F-tag 656 has 388. F-tag 812 has 383.
What changed in Georgia in the last CMS update?
The site has no recorded change for Georgia. At each CMS update, the site compares the tracked values of each home.
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 CSV file on this page has one row for each home in Georgia.