Nurse Care of Buckhead
2920 Pharr Court South NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 · (404) 261-9043
For profit - Limited Liability company · 220 certified beds
Special Focus Facility candidate Medicare's data lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for homes with a persistent record of serious problems.
Nurse Care of Buckhead has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in June 2025, found 28 citations, 4 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Georgia average is 5). It was fined 5 times in the last three years, $282,268 in all.
Medicare ratings
| Overall ratingStarts from the health inspection rating, then goes up or down a star for a 5-star or 1-star staffing or quality rating. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Health inspectionsFrom the two most recent standard inspections and three years of complaint inspections, compared with other homes in the same state. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| Quality measuresFrom 15 measures of how residents do, such as falls with major injury, pressure ulcers, hospital stays and getting home after a short stay. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
| StaffingFrom payroll records of nurse hours per resident, adjusted for how much care residents need, and staff turnover. | ★★★★★ 1 out of 5 stars · Much below average |
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Most recent health inspection
The standard health inspection on June 9, 2025 found 28 citations. What an inspection citation means
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.June 9, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.June 9, 2025 · F0698 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.June 9, 2025 · F0835 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.June 9, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.June 9, 2025 · F0644 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.June 9, 2025 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.June 9, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.June 9, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.June 9, 2025 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.June 9, 2025 · F0887 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.June 9, 2025 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.June 9, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.June 9, 2025 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.June 9, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.June 9, 2025 · F0814 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.June 9, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.June 9, 2025 · F0554 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.June 9, 2025 · F0561 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- 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.June 9, 2025 · F0578 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.June 9, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.June 9, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.June 9, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.June 9, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.June 9, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.June 9, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.June 9, 2025 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.June 9, 2025 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.June 9, 2025 · F0568 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Many
Complaint inspections, last three years
Inspections after complaints found 64 citations.
- Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.December 11, 2025 · F0558 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.December 11, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.December 11, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.December 11, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.December 11, 2025 · F0760 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.December 11, 2025 · F0838 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.June 9, 2025 · F0550 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.June 9, 2025 · F0554 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.June 9, 2025 · F0561 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.June 9, 2025 · F0568 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Many
- 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.June 9, 2025 · F0578 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.June 9, 2025 · F0580 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.June 9, 2025 · F0609 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.June 9, 2025 · F0610 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.June 9, 2025 · F0641 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.June 9, 2025 · F0644 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.June 9, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.June 9, 2025 · F0657 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.June 9, 2025 · F0689 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.June 9, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.June 9, 2025 · F0697 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.June 9, 2025 · F0698 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.June 9, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.June 9, 2025 · F0759 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.June 9, 2025 · F0804 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.June 9, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.June 9, 2025 · F0814 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.June 9, 2025 · F0835 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.June 9, 2025 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.June 9, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.June 9, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.June 9, 2025 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.June 9, 2025 · F0887 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.June 9, 2025 · F0921 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits.March 4, 2025 · F0579 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.March 4, 2025 · F0600 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.March 4, 2025 · F0607 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.March 4, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.March 4, 2025 · F0729 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Post nurse staffing information every day.March 4, 2025 · F0732 · Level of harm: Potential for minimal harm · Residents affected: Some
- Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.March 4, 2025 · F0940 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.August 1, 2024 · F0567 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- 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.August 1, 2024 · F0584 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.August 1, 2024 · F0585 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.August 1, 2024 · F0602 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).August 1, 2024 · F0603 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.August 1, 2024 · F0623 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.August 1, 2024 · F0658 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.August 1, 2024 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.August 1, 2024 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.August 1, 2024 · F0693 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.August 1, 2024 · F0698 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.August 1, 2024 · F0712 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.August 1, 2024 · F0725 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.August 1, 2024 · F0727 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.August 1, 2024 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.August 1, 2024 · F0837 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.August 1, 2024 · F0867 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.August 1, 2024 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.August 1, 2024 · F0883 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.August 1, 2024 · F0887 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
- Keep all essential equipment working safely.August 1, 2024 · F0908 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.August 1, 2024 · F0924 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
- Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.August 1, 2024 · F0925 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
Fines and payment denials
- Fine of $267,426June 9, 2025
- Fine of $5,346August 1, 2024
- Fine of $2,659February 20, 2024
- Fine of $2,279February 12, 2024
- Fine of $4,558January 22, 2024
- Medicare payment denial for 43 daysStarting September 19, 2024
Nurse staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Georgia average | U.S. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing | 3.57 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.23 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.74 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Nurse aides | 2.60 | 2.14 | 2.32 |
| Total nursing staff turnover | 67.8% | 46% | 45.8% |
About this home
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Certified beds | 220 |
| Average residents per day | 209 |
| Inside a hospital | No |
| Continuing care retirement community | No |
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Data from Medicare (CMS), updated October 2026, from Nurse Care of Buckhead on Medicare's Care Compare and the CMS Provider Data Catalog. ParentNextStep isn't affiliated with Medicare or CMS.