For profit - Limited Liability company ·
165 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Empire Care Centers (18 facilities)
1
Overall CMS Rating
★☆☆☆☆
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc 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 $23,989 in CMS records.
4 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Health Inspections
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc 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
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.
3.09
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.31
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.11
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.68
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
2.76
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
61.7%
Registered Nurses
42.9%
Administrator Changes2 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Apr 10, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
11
Total Deficiencies Found
68
Health Inspection Score
3
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc
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
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
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
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
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025
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
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
Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 10, 2025
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
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
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
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
18
Facilities Nationwide
Empire Care Centers operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc 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.
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc reports 3.09 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc is certified for 165 beds.
Admissions at Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing Llc
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