Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates
4145 Misty Morning Way, Gainesville, GA 30506 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities) · 48 certified beds
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Gainesville, Georgia. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.60 hours per resident per day, above the Georgia average of 3.57. Its most recent inspection on Sep 21, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates 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) | 4.60 | 3.57 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.89 | 0.49 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.71 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 29.3% | 46.5% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 September 21, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 21, 2025
What inspectors found at Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates
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 · Sep 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 28, 2024 · 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 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 28, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 8 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2023 - 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 · Feb 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 12, 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
- 4145 Misty Morning Way
Gainesville, GA 30506 - CMS certification #
- 115687
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 48
- Avg residents/day
- 37.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-10-05
- Chain
- Acts Retirement-Life Communities (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Acts Retirement-Life Communities
Acts Retirement-Life Communities operates 26 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Acts Retirement-Life Communities 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
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc, Gainesville. 6.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- PruittHealth - Limestone, Gainesville. 5.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Tugaloo Home Health Agency, An Amedisy Company, Gainesville. 3.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 5.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 30506 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Fresenius Medical Care Lake Lanier, Gainesville, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Rcg Gainesville, Gainesville, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Gainesville Dialysis, Gainesville, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 41 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 30506.
Affinis Hospice, LLC- Gainesville, office in Gainesville, 3.1 miles away, straight line
Pruitthealth Hospice-Gainesville, office in Gainesville, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Northeast Ga Mc, office in Gainesville, 5.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Inc, Gainesville. 6.0 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates a good nursing home?
CMS gives Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates staffed?
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates reports 4.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Georgia average of 3.57.
Has Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates have?
Willowbrooke Court at Lanier Village Estates is certified for 48 beds.