Nursing home
Azalealand Nursing Home
2040 Colonial Drive, Savannah, GA 31406 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 107 certified beds
Azalealand Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Savannah, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.67 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Nov 7, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Azalealand Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Georgia and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Georgia avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.67 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.42 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.1% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the March 1, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 22, 2026
What inspectors found at Azalealand Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 1, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2040 Colonial Drive
Savannah, GA 31406 - CMS certification #
- 115534
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 107
- Avg residents/day
- 72.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-11-03
- Setting
- Urban
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Azalealand Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Mar 28, 2009.
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 care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Riverview Health & Rehab CTR, Savannah. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- St Joseph'S/Candler Home Healthcare, Inc, Savannah. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Lo Cost Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 31406 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Bma Of Coastal Dialysis, Savannah, 2.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Derenne Dialysis, Savannah, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Savannah Riverside At Home, Savannah, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 31406.
Hospice Savannah, office in Savannah, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Savannah, 1.9 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Savannah, office in Savannah, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sjc Medical Group Inc, Pooler. 11.9 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 risk
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 A 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding very low, coastal flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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.
What we checked
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 | No plain statements of services found |
Looking for assisted living or memory care instead?
Frequently asked questions
Is Azalealand Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Azalealand Nursing Home an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Azalealand Nursing Home staffed?
Azalealand Nursing Home reports 3.67 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Azalealand Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Azalealand Nursing Home have?
Azalealand Nursing Home is certified for 107 beds.