Nursing home
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills
800 Patterson Rd, La Fayette, GA 30728 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Pruitthealth (95 facilities) · 112 certified beds
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Fayette, Georgia. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.42 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Nov 20, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills 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) | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.03 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.0% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills
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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 20, 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 · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 19, 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 · Apr 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 19, 2024 · 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 · Apr 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 19, 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 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
- 800 Patterson Rd
La Fayette, GA 30728 - CMS certification #
- 115452
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 112
- Avg residents/day
- 97.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-10-01
- Chain
- Pruitthealth (95 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pruitthealth
Pruitthealth operates 95 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pruitthealth facilities →
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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
- Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia, Ringgold. 16.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pruitthealth - Lafayette, Lafayette. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health, Ringgold. 16.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30728 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Lafayette, La Fayette, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Chattooga County, Summerville, 13.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30728.
Amedisys Hospice Of Dalton, office in Dalton, 15.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caris Healthcare, office in Ringgold, 16.0 miles away, straight line
Hearth Hospice, office in Fort Oglethorpe, 16.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Integrated Senior Care PC, Calhoun. 22.7 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 very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, 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 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 Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills a good nursing home?
CMS gives Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills staffed?
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills reports 3.42 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills have?
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills is certified for 112 beds.