88 Non-Profit Nursing Homes That Accept Medicaid in Georgia
88 of the 356 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Georgia (25%) are non-profit Medicaid-certified, and all are listed below. 12 of the 88 graded homes earn an A and 2 earn a D or F. Nurse staff turnover runs 42.2%, 3.8 points lower than the 46% across all homes there. Willowbrooke Court At Lanier Village Estates in Gainesville grades highest at A (94 out of 100).
How non-profit Medicaid-certified homes in Georgia compare
This group set against every nursing home in Georgia, from the current CMS release.
Appling Nursing and Rehabilitation Pavilion is a 101-bed nonprofit home in Baxley, and its federal record is about as rough as it gets. The staffing score sits at the bottom of CMS's scale, and a one-star health inspection history backs that up: 21 deficiencies on the current record, four of them serious enough to cause harm or put residents in jeopardy, plus two tied to abuse. That combination is why CMS placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the homes with the most persistent problems. Three fines totaling $18,966 have been levied, and the most recent inspection was March 13, 2025. If you're considering this home, those inspection details are worth reading in full.
Hartwell Health And Rehabilitation runs 3.61 nurse hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekend coverage drops roughly 9% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 60.7% against a national 45.8%, which matters because residents see a rotating cast rather than familiar faces. The 14 deficiencies on file include one tied to abuse, though none reached the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was February 2026. As a nonprofit with 92 beds, it isn't chasing shareholder returns, but the staffing and quality measure scores both land at 2 out of 5. Ask about weekend coverage and how they retain aides.
Dawson Health and Rehabilitation is a 60-bed nonprofit home in Terrell County, and the numbers that stand out aren't the staffing ones, 3.34 nurse hours per resident day is roughly 14% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% lighter than weekdays, but turnover at 45.1% actually tracks close to the national figure. What should give you pause is the inspection record: 17 deficiencies, three of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, one tied to abuse, and a single fine of $121,401. The most recent inspection was March 2026. When a home stacks up that many problems against below-average staffing, the question isn't whether care can be good on a given shift, it's whether it's reliable.
Brown Health and Rehabilitation runs on leaner nursing hours than most homes in the country, about 3.28 hours per resident per day against a national average near 3.86, and weekends get thinner still, dropping roughly 12% below what the building staffs during the week. That gap matters when a family is deciding whether Saturday and Sunday care looks like Tuesday care.
The inspection record is the stronger part of the story: a recent survey in September 2025, no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level, and a 4-out-of-5 inspection rating. But 17 total deficiencies sit on the record, two of them abuse-related, and the quality measure rating of 2 out of 5 lags the inspection results. Staff turnover at 47.3% runs a bit above the national average, which fits a home where the clinical numbers and the survey numbers don't tell the same story.
Cordele Health And Rehabilitation runs 100 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 2.93 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86. That shortfall is the thread running through everything else here: weekends run about 12% thinner than weekdays already are, and 48.1% of staff turned over last year, slightly worse than the 45.8% national figure. The building's inspection record is its strongest suit, a 3-star rating with 18 deficiencies on file but none at harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, and the most recent inspection came in April 2025. Quality measures land at 2 stars. Nothing here reads as dangerous, but the day-to-day staffing math is what a family should weigh hardest.
Montezuma Health And Rehabilitation runs a hundred beds as a nonprofit, and its inspection history is genuinely the strongest part of the picture, a recent January 2026 survey and a four-out-of-five inspection rating. The trouble sits elsewhere. Nurse staffing of 3.39 hours per resident day falls roughly 12% under the national average, weekends dip about 16% below the home's own weekday coverage, and turnover among nursing staff hits 61.4% against a national 45.8%. Nine deficiencies are on record, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, with $15,593 in fines across three penalties. Quality measures sit at one out of five stars, a sign the day-to-day care experience doesn't match the clean inspection sheet.
Riverview runs about 284 beds in Savannah, and the numbers show a building stretched thin. Nurse staffing sits at 3.17 hours per resident day, roughly 18 percent under the national average, and weekends drop another 15 percent below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. That shows up in the inspection record: 27 deficiencies, five serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, and a $92,794 fine. Staff turnover at 45.7 percent is essentially the national rate, so this isn't a retention crisis; it's a coverage one. The most recent inspection was March 2026.
Crestview runs 388 certified beds on 2.71 nursing hours per resident day, roughly 30% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop another 11% below the home's own weekday staffing, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 58.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year, and the ones who stay are stretched thin. The inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse. CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, the agency's watchlist for homes with a pattern of serious problems. Its last inspection was June 5, 2025.
Frequently asked questions
How many non-profit Medicaid-certified nursing homes are there in Georgia?
There are 88 non-profit Medicaid-certified Medicare-certified nursing homes in Georgia, 25% of the 356 nursing homes there.
Are non-profit Medicaid-certified nursing homes better staffed?
In Georgia they average 3.72 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.56 for all nursing homes in Georgia, a difference of +0.16 hours. Staff turnover averages 42.2% against 46%.
Which non-profit Medicaid-certified nursing home grades best in Georgia?