Nursing home
Nurse Care of Buckhead
2920 Pharr Court South Nw, Atlanta, GA 30305 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities) · 220 certified beds
Nurse Care of Buckhead 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 2.88 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Jun 9, 2025 cited 41 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 4 fines totaling $14,842In 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 Nurse Care of Buckhead 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) | 2.88 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.24 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 66.8% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 41.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 11, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $14,842, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Nurse Care of Buckhead
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
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · 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 · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 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 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Jun 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jun 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 9, 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
- 2920 Pharr Court South Nw
Atlanta, GA 30305 - CMS certification #
- 115129
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 220
- Avg residents/day
- 212.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1971-12-22
- Chain
- Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Wellington Health Care Services
Wellington Health Care Services operates 14 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Wellington Health Care Services 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 Respite stays, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Nurse Care of Buckhead 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. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place, Atlanta. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Interim Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc, Atlanta. 5.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30305 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Loring Heights Dialysis, Atlanta, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci Atlanta Home Dialysis, Atlanta, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 46 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30305.
The Weinstein Hospice, office in Atlanta, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Bristol Hospice Georgia, LLC, office in Atlanta, 5.3 miles away, straight line
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Of Georgia, office in Atlanta, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Emory Clinic Inc, Atlanta. 4.8 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 Nurse Care of Buckhead a good nursing home?
CMS gives Nurse Care of Buckhead 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 Nurse Care of Buckhead staffed?
Nurse Care of Buckhead reports 2.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Nurse Care of Buckhead had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 41 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Nurse Care of Buckhead have?
Nurse Care of Buckhead is certified for 220 beds.