Nursing home
Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing
54 Peachtree Park Drive N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Empire Care Centers (18 facilities) · 179 certified beds
Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.23 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Sep 25, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $29,354In CMS records: 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing 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) | 3.23 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 75.9% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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: 4 fines totaling $29,354, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 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 · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 25, 2025 · 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 · Sep 25, 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 26, 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
- 54 Peachtree Park Drive N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309 - CMS certification #
- 115110
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 179
- Avg residents/day
- 133.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1976-06-01
- Chain
- Empire Care Centers (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Empire Care Centers
Empire Care Centers operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Empire Care Centers facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, diabetes care
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2023, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 13, 2023: unprogrammed, related to another inspection inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Dec 8, 2023. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Atlanta Ga Opco LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Jun 16, 2023: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 22, 2024. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Empire Care Centers LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Westminster Commons, Atlanta. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Suncrest Home Health, Atlanta. 4.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Capsule 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 30309 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Medical Care Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Dci - Crawford Long 016, Atlanta, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Linden Dialysis, Atlanta, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 33 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30309.
Affinity Care Of Georgia, LLC, office in Atlanta, 3.7 miles away, straight line
The Weinstein Hospice, office in Atlanta, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice Georgia, LLC, office in Atlanta, 7.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Morehouse Healthcare, Inc., Atlanta. 2.3 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, 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.
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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing 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 Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing staffed?
Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing reports 3.23 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing have?
Buckhead Center for Nursing and Healing is certified for 179 beds.