Nursing home
New Horizons Limestone
2020 Beverly Road Ne, Gainesville, GA 30501 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 142 certified beds
New Horizons Limestone is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gainesville, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.92 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Feb 13, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How New Horizons Limestone 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) | 3.92 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.28 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 23.8% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 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 March 12, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 29, 2026
What inspectors found at New Horizons Limestone
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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2026 · 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · 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 · Mar 12, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 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 · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- 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 · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 1, 2022 - 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 1, 2022
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
- 2020 Beverly Road Ne
Gainesville, GA 30501 - CMS certification #
- 115487
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 142
- Avg residents/day
- 184.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-09-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc, Gainesville. 1.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- PruittHealth - Limestone, Gainesville. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pruitthealth At Home - Gainesville, Gainesville. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Gainesville Dialysis, Gainesville, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Rcg Gainesville, Gainesville, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier, Gainesville, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30501.
Hospice Of Northeast Ga Mc, office in Gainesville, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Pruitthealth Hospice-Gainesville, office in Gainesville, 0.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Georgia Hospice Care, office in Gainesville, 1.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Georgia Diagnostic Associates And Clinic, LLC, Gainesville. 1.2 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is New Horizons Limestone a good nursing home?
CMS gives New Horizons Limestone an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is New Horizons Limestone staffed?
New Horizons Limestone reports 3.92 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has New Horizons Limestone had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does New Horizons Limestone have?
New Horizons Limestone is certified for 142 beds.