Georgia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report

zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026

Bythe zReports Healthcare Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 Facilities analyzed356 Government sourcesthe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Last updatedAugust 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.08

Georgia has 356 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file. zReports analyzed CMS Nursing Home Compare data to produce a records layer grade for every one, the government's own verdicts, mapped through one fixed rule. No facility can pay to change a score, and the grade is free.

Key findings

356active licensed nursing homes across 193 Georgia cities appear on the state's public file.
50.8%hold an A or B records layer grade, while 108 carry a D or F.
69.7is the statewide average records layer score across all graded nursing homes.
Maconis the highest-scoring larger city (12 facilities, average score 67.3).
Atlantahas the most licensed nursing homes in the state (20).
39,494is the combined licensed capacity across 355 facilities reporting a capacity figure.

Key statistics

StatisticValue
Active licensed nursing homes356
Cities covered193
Statewide average records layer score69.7
Grade A facilities106 (29.8%)
Grade B facilities75 (21.1%)
Grade C facilities67 (18.8%)
Grade D facilities94 (26.4%)
Grade F facilities14 (3.9%)
Facilities with a clean record (no deficiencies on file)356 (100%)
Serious (high severity) findings on the record0
Moderate findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity39,494

By city

Atlanta (20)Macon (12)Augusta (10)Rome (8)Columbus (7)Marietta (7)Savannah (7)Decatur (6)Athens (5)Gainesville (4)Moultrie (4)Lawrenceville (4)Carrollton (4)Valdosta (4)Thomasville (4)Milledgeville (4)Statesboro (4)Newnan (3)Austell (3)Waycross (3)Lagrange (3)Tucker (3)Thomaston (3)Dalton (3)Dublin (3)Sandersville (3)Elberton (3)Jesup (3)Cartersville (3)Brunswick (3)Griffin (3)Warner Robins (3)Rossville (2)Fairburn (2)Bainbridge (2)Evans (2)Calhoun (2)Covington (2)Forsyth (2)Rockmart (2)Sparta (2)Fort Oglethorpe (2)Metter (2)Tifton (2)Cumming (2)Cordele (2)Hartwell (2)Gray (2)Conyers (2)Eastman (2)Jasper (2)Canton (2)Swainsboro (2)Jonesboro (2)Cleveland (2)Stone Mountain (2)Saint Simons Island (2)Buchanan (2)Ocilla (2)Fitzgerald (2)Albany (2)Tybee Island (2)Snellville (2)Fort Valley (2)Dahlonega (2)Suwanee (2)Vidalia (2)Commerce (2)Americus (1)Monroe (1)Colquitt (1)Royston (1)Demorest (1)Springfield (1)Riverdale (1)Dallas (1)Baxley (1)Edison (1)Camilla (1)Blakely (1)Cuthbert (1)Douglasville (1)Bishop (1)Chatsworth (1)Comer (1)Pooler (1)Lafayette (1)Warrenton (1)Washington (1)Flowery Branch (1)Smyrna (1)Ideal (1)Nashville (1)Toccoa (1)Soperton (1)Fayetteville (1)Waynesboro (1)Montezuma (1)Thomson (1)Lyons (1)Baldwin (1)Crawford (1)Lumber City (1)Wrightsville (1)Woodstock (1)Roswell (1)Appling (1)Summerville (1)Perry (1)Bremen (1)Cedartown (1)Barnesville (1)La Fayette (1)Toomsboro (1)Madison (1)Peachtree City (1)Mcdonough (1)Blue Ridge (1)Lithonia (1)Cochran (1)Richland (1)Dawson (1)Union Point (1)Ashburn (1)Mc Rae (1)Quitman (1)Butler (1)Alma (1)Kennesaw (1)Lilburn (1)Pulaski (1)Roberta (1)Social Circle (1)Lake City (1)Winder (1)Powder Springs (1)Twin City (1)Pineview (1)Sylvania (1)Port Wentworth (1)Plains (1)Midway (1)East Point (1)Trenton (1)Jackson (1)Union City (1)Reidsville (1)Waverly Hall (1)College Park (1)Hawkinsville (1)Nahunta (1)Eatonton (1)Claxton (1)Buena Vista (1)Buford (1)Warm Springs (1)Whigham (1)Douglas (1)Gibson (1)Leesburg (1)Franklin (1)Glennville (1)Richmond Hill (1)Hazlehurst (1)Marshallville (1)Sylvester (1)Folkston (1)Homerville (1)Blythe (1)Adel (1)Greenville (1)Ludowici (1)Adrian (1)Stockbridge (1)Monticello (1)Wadley (1)Louisville (1)Ellijay (1)Saint Marys (1)Clayton (1)Blairsville (1)Fort Gaines (1)Millen (1)Hiawassee (1)Glenwood (1)Talking Rock (1)Lakeland (1)Donalsonville (1)Jeffersonville (1)Abbeville (1)Cairo (1)Byromville (1)Gracewood (1)

Statewide top 25

#1 William Breman Jewish Home, The Atlanta · A

#2 Miller Nursing Home Colquitt · A

#3 Calhoun Nursing Home Edison · A

#4 High Shoals Health And Rehabilitation Bishop · A

#5 Stevens Park Health And Rehabilitation Augusta · A

#6 Lenbrook Atlanta · A

#7 Miona Geriatric & Dementia Center Ideal · A

#8 Life Care Center Of Gwinnett Lawrenceville · A

#9 Heritage Inn Of Sandersville Health And Rehab Sandersville · A

#10 Sparta Health And Rehabilitation Sparta · A

#11 Pruitthealth - Spring Valley Elberton · A

#12 Harborview Health Systems Jesup Jesup · A

#13 Hart Care Center Hartwell · A

#14 Pruitthealth - Toomsboro Toomsboro · A

#15 Pruitthealth - Blue Ridge Blue Ridge · A

#16 Ridgecrest Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center Columbus · A

#17 Four County Health And Rehabilitation Richland · A

#18 Pruitthealth - Moultrie Moultrie · A

#19 Twin Oaks Convalescent Center Alma · A

#20 Ross Memorial Health Care Ctr Kennesaw · A

#21 Pruitthealth - The Lodge, LLC Warner Robins · A

#22 Gracemore Nursing And Rehab Brunswick · A

#23 Green Acres Health And Rehabilitation Milledgeville · A

#24 Magnolia Manor Of Marion County Buena Vista · A

#25 Candler Skilled Nursing Unit Savannah · A

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Methodology

The free grade on this page contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the state's own published licensing and enforcement verdicts through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in America. Where the record and public reputation diverge, a highly reviewed facility with serious findings on file, the paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ surfaces it through the composite Consumer Z Score™ and our published ten point methodology. Facilities are never contacted and cannot pay to change a score. Read the full methodology →

About nursing home licensing in Georgia

Nursing Homes in Georgia are overseen by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), whose certification, inspection, and quality-reporting data is published on the public record. This page is computed from CMS Nursing Home Compare data, the government’s own filings, not reviews or advertising.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes are there in Georgia?

Georgia has 356 active licensed nursing homes on the state's public file, across 193 cities, with a combined licensed capacity of 39,494. Every one has a free records layer grade on zReports.

Which Georgia city has the most nursing homes?

Atlanta, with 20 licensed nursing homes, followed by Macon (12) and Augusta (10).

How are Georgia nursing home grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment. It maps the government's own published verdicts, CMS Nursing Home Compare data, through one fixed rule, applied identically to every nursing home in the country. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™, which audits the record against public reputation through our published ten point methodology.

Why can a facility with 5-star reviews have a low grade?

Reviews and records are different surfaces. Reviews reflect what visitors chose to write, and can be managed by the business. Inspection and enforcement records are filed by the state, are mandatory, and cannot be edited by the facility. When the two diverge, the record is the surface worth checking. That divergence is exactly what zReports was built to surface.

How often are these rankings updated?

Rankings refresh whenever Georgia republishes its licensing data; facility pages carry the records-verified date for each provider. This page was generated from the current file as of August 2026.

Can a facility pay to change its score?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. zReports has no business relationship with any facility it grades, independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.08 · Built from: CMS Provider Data Catalog · HHS OIG Exclusions List (LEIE) · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: August 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Georgia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report (v2026.08). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/nursing/ga

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Georgia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report.” zReports.org, v2026.08, August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/ga.

Plain, Georgia Nursing Home Rankings & Safety Report, zReports Research Institute, v2026.08, updated August 2026, zreports.org/rankings/nursing/ga

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