Nursing home
The Bell Minor Home
2200 Old Hamilton Place Ne, Gainesville, GA 30507 · Map
For profit - Partnership · Part of Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities) · 104 certified beds
The Bell Minor Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gainesville, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.94 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Mar 30, 2025 cited 20 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 2 fines totaling $74,979In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Bell Minor 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) | 2.94 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.70 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 83.2% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 20.0 | 6.1 | 9.5 | above 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $74,979, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at The Bell Minor Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · 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 · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 30, 2025 · 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
- 2200 Old Hamilton Place Ne
Gainesville, GA 30507 - CMS certification #
- 115020
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 104
- Avg residents/day
- 98.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wellington Health Care Services
Wellington Health Care Services operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wellington Health Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Bell Minor Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc, Gainesville. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- New Horizons Limestone, Gainesville. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pruitthealth At Home - Gainesville, Gainesville. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30507 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Gainesville Dialysis, Gainesville, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Rcg Gainesville, Gainesville, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier, Gainesville, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30507.
Hospice Of Northeast Ga Mc, office in Gainesville, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Pruitthealth Hospice-Gainesville, office in Gainesville, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Gainesville, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Associates And Clinic, LLC, Gainesville. 1.7 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.
- 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 low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | Not in a mapped zone | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Bell Minor Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Bell Minor Home an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Bell Minor Home staffed?
The Bell Minor Home reports 2.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has The Bell Minor Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 20 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does The Bell Minor Home have?
The Bell Minor Home is certified for 104 beds.