Nursing home
Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing
3460 Powder Springs Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Empire Care Centers (18 facilities) · 208 certified beds
Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Powder Springs, Georgia. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.32 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Jun 27, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $16,802In CMS records: 4 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 Powder Springs Center for Nursing & 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) | 3.32 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.91 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.8% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 January 9, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 4, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $16,802, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Powder Springs Center for Nursing & 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 · Jan 9, 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 · Jan 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 9, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 27, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 15, 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 · Apr 15, 2024 · 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 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Apr 15, 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
- 3460 Powder Springs Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127 - CMS certification #
- 115538
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 208
- Avg residents/day
- 182.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-02-25
- 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
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, works with hospice, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Powder Springs Center for Nursing & 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.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
We were recommended to the Memory Care Unit at Powder Springs Center.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
the best respite facility that we found.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice / Palliative Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetic Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Wellstar Douglas Medical Center, Douglasville. 9.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Presbyterian Village, Austell. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Home Health, Smyrna. 9.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30127 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Macland Dialysis, Powder Springs, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Northwest Georgia Home Dialysis, Powder Springs, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Medical Care Of Powder Springs, Austell, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 50 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30127.
Complete Choice Hospice, LLC, office in Powder Springs, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Wellstar Community Hospice, office in Austell, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice360, office in Marietta, 9.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Radhika Mudiyala, MD, Smyrna. 9.0 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 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 Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing staffed?
Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing reports 3.32 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing have?
Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing is certified for 208 beds.