Nursing home
Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing
2722 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Empire Care Centers (18 facilities) · 140 certified beds
Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Decatur, Georgia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Apr 24, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Decatur 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) | 3.25 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.71 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.3% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Decatur 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 24, 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 · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · 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 · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 24, 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 · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 24, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2024 · 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 · Dec 11, 2024 · 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 · Dec 11, 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
- 2722 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033 - CMS certification #
- 115246
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 140
- Avg residents/day
- 119.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-11-01
- 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 Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Decatur 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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Emory University Hospital, Atlanta. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Harborview Decatur, Decatur. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Quality One Home Health Agency, LLC, Scottdale. 1.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30033 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Of Dekalb Gwinnett Inc, Decatur, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmcna Dialysis Services Of Decatur, Decatur, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Emory Dialysis At North Decatur, Decatur, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 52 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30033.
Symponia Hospice, office in Decatur, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Southern Comfort Hospice, LLC, office in Tucker, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Affinity Care Of Georgia, LLC, office in Atlanta, 4.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Emory Clinic Inc, Atlanta. 2.2 miles away, straight line. 7 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively 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 | 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 Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing staffed?
Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing reports 3.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing have?
Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing is certified for 140 beds.