Nursing Homes in Kennesaw, GA- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 31, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Kennesaw
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 31, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Kennesaw has a total of 54 active skilled nursing facilities and 7,378 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Kennesaw of 34,077, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 4.62 persons in Kennesaw. There were 6,054 residents in nursing homes as March 31, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 82.05 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Kennesaw has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Kennesaw and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.40 | 0.45 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.09 | 2.04 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 1.04 | 0.99 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.54 | 3.48 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Georgia.
COVID-19 Infections in Kennesaw Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Kennesaw there were a total of 23 new cases and 23 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 31, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Kennesaw
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Kennesaw Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Kennesaw, GA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Kennesaw
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Kennesaw based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Lenbrook 3747 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE ATLANTA, GA |
0.00 |
Pruitthealth - Austell 1700 MULKEY RD AUSTELL, GA |
2.00 |
The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place 229 PEACHTREE HILLS AVENUE, NE ATLANTA, GA |
2.00 |
A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods 1819 CLIFTON ROAD, N.E. ATLANTA, GA |
24.00 |
Rockmart Health 528 HUNTER STREET ROCKMART, GA |
6.00 |
Georgia Regional Atlanta Ltc 3073 PANTHERSVILLE RD, SNF BLDG. #17 DECATUR, GA |
0.00 |
Presbyterian Village 2000 EAST-WEST CONNECTOR AUSTELL, GA |
10.00 |
Briarwood Health Center By Harborview 3888 LAVISTA ROAD TUCKER, GA |
12.67 |
Wellstar Paulding Nursing Ctr 600 WEST MEMORIAL DRIVE DALLAS, GA |
25.33 |
The A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc 350 BOULVARD, S.E. ATLANTA, GA |
28.00 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Kennesaw based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Sandy Springs Center For Nursing and Healing LLC 1500 S JOHNSON FERRY ROAD ATLANTA, GA |
149.50 |
Meadowbrook Health and Rehab 4608 LAWRENCEVILLE HIGHWAY TUCKER, GA |
417.33 |
Buckhead Center For Nursing and Healing 54 PEACHTREE PARK DRIVE N.E. ATLANTA, GA |
185.50 / |
Cartersville Center For Nursing and Healing 78 OPAL STREET CARTERSVILLE, GA |
85.33 |
Cherokee Center For Nursing and Healing LLC 150 HOSPITAL CIRCLE NW CANTON, GA |
430.00 |
Autumn Breeze Health and Rehab 1480 SANDTOWN ROAD SW MARIETTA, GA |
291.67 / |
A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc - Cobb 900 WYLIE ROAD MARIETTA, GA |
157.17 / |
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4028 HWY 5 DOUGLASVILLE, GA |
111.33 |
Woodstock Nursing and Rehab Ctr 105 ARNOLD MILL ROAD WOODSTOCK, GA |
177.33 / |
Fountainview Ctr For Alzheimer 2631 NORTH DRUID HILLS ROAD N E ATLANTA, GA |
33.33 |
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