Buckingham South is a state-licensed assisted living community in Savannah, Georgia. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active
ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY ALC000117, current license dated Jul 11, 2014.
Nearest emergency room
1.1 miles
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center, rated 1 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham South this community | Not listed | Not published | Active | |
| Gw Personal Care Home | 0.2 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
| Habersham Manor | 0.3 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
| Mckinney's Care | 2.0 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
| Mckinney's Care 2 | 2.2 mi | Not listed | Not published | Active |
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- ASSISTED LIVING COMMUNITY
- License number
- ALC000117
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2014-07-11
- County
- Chatham County
- Administrator
- Regina Terry-Wells
Source: Georgia state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Georgia licensing record, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Georgia, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Georgia
- Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP): Community Care Services Program (CCSP) and SOURCE. Georgia Medicaid's Elderly and Disabled Waiver can pay for Alternative Living Services in state-licensed personal care homes, for people who would otherwise qualify for nursing home care. You apply through your local Aging and Disability Resource Connection. (state page)
- Waitlist. People who qualify for CCSP are placed on a waiting list ranked by need. The state brochure is dated August 2019. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 23, 2004 to Dec 22, 2006. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $7,171 owed to 21 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Buckingham South (Buckingham South, LLC). Case 1420993.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.1 mi, nursing home 0.5 mi, pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Candler Skilled Nursing Unit, Savannah. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St Joseph'S/Candler Home Healthcare, Inc, Savannah. 1.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Lo Cost Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31405 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Derenne Dialysis, Savannah, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Bma Of Coastal Dialysis, Savannah, 2.3 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Savannah Riverside At Home, Savannah, 3.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31405.
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Savannah, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Savannah, office in Savannah, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Savannah, office in Savannah, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sjc Medical Group Inc, Pooler. 10.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas; in a hurricane evacuation zone
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone B on the Georgia hurricane evacuation zones. (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency, map updated Aug 21, 2023)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- This address is in a hurricane evacuation zone. Where do residents go in an evacuation, and how do you move them?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Buckingham South provide?
Buckingham South is licensed by the state of Georgia for assisted living in Savannah, Georgia.
Does Lilisity rate Buckingham South?
No. We publish state licensing details for Buckingham South but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Buckingham South cost?
Assisted Living in Georgia typically starts at $3,700 to $5,100 a month. Based on 79 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Buckingham South does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Buckingham South?
Use Buckingham South's website, buckinghamsouth.com, or visit at 5450 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31405.
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