Nursing home
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
386 Belaire Drive, Hiawassee, GA 30546 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 112 certified beds
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Hiawassee, Georgia. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.36 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $64,214In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Chatuge Regional 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) | 3.36 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.81 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.9% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 December 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 28, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $64,214, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Chatuge Regional 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
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Jun 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 8, 2024 · 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 · Jun 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 8, 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
- 386 Belaire Drive
Hiawassee, GA 30546 - CMS certification #
- 115701
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 112
- Avg residents/day
- 88.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2005-10-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Chatuge Regional Nursing Home using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2020, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Dec 8, 2020: referral inspection, no inspection (health). Case closed Dec 14, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Chatuge Regional Nursing Home.
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
- Chatuge Regional Hospital, Hiawassee. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Clay County Health and Rehabilitation, Hayesville. 7.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Mountain Home Health, Hayesville. 5.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30546 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Union County Dialysis, Blairsville, 12.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30546.
Eternal Faith Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Blairsville, 12.8 miles away, straight line
Appalachian Hospice, LLC, office in Blairsville, 13.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Empyrean Hospice Of Georgia, LLC-(Blairsville), office in Blairsville, 13.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Associates And Clinic, LLC, Gainesville. 44.5 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave very 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 | 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 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Chatuge Regional Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Chatuge Regional Nursing Home an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Chatuge Regional Nursing Home staffed?
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home reports 3.36 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Chatuge Regional Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Chatuge Regional Nursing Home have?
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home is certified for 112 beds.