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Medicaid nursing homes in Georgia

346 of Georgia's 356 nursing homes are certified to accept Medicaid — and 344 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept Medicaid, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Georgia

#2
A

94/100

Candler Skilled Nursing Unit

Savannah, GA · Chatham County

CMS 5/5 22 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
7.95 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

89.5/100

Magnolia Manor Of Marion County

Buena Vista, GA · Marion County

CMS 5/5 70 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.65 /day
Staff turnover
35%
Serious cites
0
#6
A

89/100

Cottages At Rockmart, The

Rockmart, GA · Polk County

CMS 4/5 116 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.94 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0
#8
A

87.5/100

Heart Of Georgia Nursing Home

Eastman, GA · Dodge County

CMS 3/5 100 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.00 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

87/100

Calhoun Nursing Home

Edison, GA · Calhoun County

CMS 5/5 60 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.49 /day
Staff turnover
39%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#11
A

86/100

Vista Park Health And Rehabilitation

Douglas, GA · Coffee County

CMS 5/5 168 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.14 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0
#13
A

86/100

William Breman Jewish Home, The

Atlanta, GA · Fulton County

CMS 5/5 96 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.71 /day
Staff turnover
54%
Serious cites
2

2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#14
A

85/100

Oak View Home, Inc

Waverly Hall, GA · Harris County

CMS 4/5 100 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.32 /day
Staff turnover
26%
Serious cites
0
#15
A

85/100

New Horizons Limestone

Gainesville, GA · Hall County

CMS 4/5 142 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.07 /day
Staff turnover
22%
Serious cites
0
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