Nursing home
Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing
1500 S Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30319 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Empire Care Centers (18 facilities) · 165 certified beds
Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing 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 3.09 hours per resident per day, below the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Apr 10, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $23,989In 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 Sandy Springs 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) | 3.09 | 3.57 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.31 | 0.49 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.68 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.7% | 46.5% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $23,989, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Sandy Springs 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 19, 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 · Dec 19, 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 · Dec 19, 2025 · 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 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · 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 10, 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 10, 2025 · 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 · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 7, 2023
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
- 1500 S Johnson Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30319 - CMS certification #
- 115504
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 165
- Avg residents/day
- 140.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-02-22
- 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 Sandy Springs 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 Sandy Springs 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
- Saint Joseph'S Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc, Atlanta. 0.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pruitthealth - Brookhaven, Atlanta. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Atlanta. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Publix Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30319 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Emory Dialysis Saint Joseph'S, Atlanta, 0.5 miles away, straight line
Davita Lake Hearn Dialysis, Atlanta, 0.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Perimeter Dialysis Center, Atlanta, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 47 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30319.
Hospice Atlanta, office in Atlanta, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Sovereign Hospice, office in Sandy Springs, 2.2 miles away, straight line
Lotus Blossom Hospice And Palliative Care, LLC, office in Sandy Springs, 2.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ramsey Jackson, MD, Decatur. 6.2 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 very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing 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 Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing staffed?
Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing reports 3.09 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing have?
Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing is certified for 165 beds.