Nursing home
Briarwood Health Center by Harborview
3888 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA 30084 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Harborview Health Systems (21 facilities) · 100 certified beds
Briarwood Health Center by Harborview is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tucker, Georgia. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.94 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Apr 25, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarwood Health Center by Harborview 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) | 3.94 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.24 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 September 22, 2025 inspection was corrected by November 21, 2025
What inspectors found at Briarwood Health Center by Harborview
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
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 · Jan 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2023
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
- 3888 Lavista Road
Tucker, GA 30084 - CMS certification #
- 115322
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 100
- Avg residents/day
- 95.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-09-01
- Chain
- Harborview Health Systems (21 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Harborview Health Systems
Harborview Health Systems operates 21 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Harborview Health Systems 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 Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Briarwood Health Center by Harborview says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-Hour Skilled Nursing Services and So Much More
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta. 5.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Tucker Operating Company LLC, Tucker. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Central Home Health Care, An Amedisys Company, Tucker. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30084 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Northlake Dialysis, Tucker, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Tucker, Tucker, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Mountain Park Dialysis, Stone Mountain, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 58 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30084.
Southern Comfort Hospice, LLC, office in Tucker, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Olive Branch Hospice LLC, office in Atlanta, 0.8 miles away, straight line
Longleaf Hospice, LLC, office in Atlanta, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc, Atlanta. 0.4 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 very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, 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 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Briarwood Health Center by Harborview a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarwood Health Center by Harborview an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarwood Health Center by Harborview staffed?
Briarwood Health Center by Harborview reports 3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Briarwood Health Center by Harborview had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarwood Health Center by Harborview have?
Briarwood Health Center by Harborview is certified for 100 beds.