About Nurse Care of Buckhead
Nurse Care Of Buckhead, located in ATLANTA, GA, is a for-profit organization that accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
Why Families Choose Nurse Care of Buckhead
Key Performance Indicators
- CMS Overall Rating 1 Stars
- Nursing Hours 3.42 hrs
- Safety Record Clean
Chain Affiliations & Network
This facility is part of the WELLINGTON HEALTH CARE SERVICES network. This chain operates 14 facilities.
Chain Performance Overview
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Nursing Staff Analysis
Staffing levels are a critical indicator of quality care. We analyze the daily hours of care provided by Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).
Below Average Staffing
Nurse Care of Buckhead provides less care hours than the state average and less than the national average.
Registered Nurses (RN)
Licensed Practical Nurses
Certified Assistants
CMS Quality Ratings
| Category | Rating | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Rating | 1 |
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| Health Inspection | 1 |
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| Quality Measures | 1 |
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| Staffing | 1 |
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Health Inspection History
| Inspection Cycle | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (Most Recent) | 427 | Jun 09, 2025 |
| Weighted Average | 392 | Combined Score |
Detailed Quality Measures
Rates are from CMS quality measures (claims-based and MDS-based) for the reporting period ending May 01, 2026. Some measures may be omitted when CMS does not report a numeric rate for this facility.
Medicare claims-based measures
Typically includes short-stay outcomes, hospitalizations, and ED use from Medicare claims.
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursi... (QM521) | 34.9% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency depar... (QM522) | 13.9% |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days (QM551) | 2.4% |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resi... (QM552) | 2.0% |
MDS-based measures
Resident assessment data; often used for long-stay care quality.
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activit... (QM401) | 16.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight (QM404) | 9.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in t... (QM406) | 1.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (QM407) | 0.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms (QM408) | 2.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained (QM409) | 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with ma... (QM410) | 1.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the p... (QM415) | 42.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the... (QM430) | 6.6% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic m... (QM434) | 7.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently wo... (QM451) | 14.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnoti... (QM452) | 6.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the s... (QM454) | 41.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately g... (QM472) | 13.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (QM479) | 7.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder... (QM480) | 24.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medicati... (QM481) | 22.9% |
Complaints & Deficiencies
Complaint History by Year
This chart shows the number of complaints filed each year.
Summary:
- 2023: 13 complaints
- 2024: 23 complaints
- 2025: 35 complaints
- 2026: 6 complaints
- Total: 77 complaints on record
Recent Complaints (Since Jan 2023)
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. |
| Aug 06, 2025 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. |
| Aug 05, 2025 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Post nurse staffing information every day. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. |
| Apr 18, 2025 | Provide information about how to apply for and use Medicare and Medicaid benefits. |
| Nov 01, 2024 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Keep all essential equipment working safely. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | 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. |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident?s preferences and goals. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 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. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 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. |
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Owner & Operator Information
Business Entity
PHARR COURT ASSOCIATES LP
Ownership Structure
- JAMES ANDREWS Indirect
- ANDWELL INVESTMENTS LLC Indirect
- WELLINGTON HEALTHCARE SERVICES LP Direct: 100%
Management & Direction
- JAMES ANDREWS CORPORATE DIRECTOR
- JAMES ANDREWS CORPORATE OFFICER
- JAMES ANDREWS OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL
- TERESA BAILEY W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE
- MOSHE KELMAN CORPORATE OFFICER
Associated Doctors
Local Comparison
| Facility | Distance | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Salude - The Art of Recovery | N/A | 5 |
| Ross Memorial Health Care Ctr | N/A | 5 |
| Stone Mountain Run of Journey LLC | N/A | 2 |
| Pruitthealth - Laurel Park, LLC | N/A | 4 |
| The D Scott Hudgens Center For Skilled Nursing | N/A | 5 |
| Autumn Breeze Health and Rehab | N/A | 4 |
| Cumming Operating Company LLC | N/A | 3 |
| Briarwood Health Center By Harborview | N/A | 3 |
| Lenbrook | N/A | 5 |
| A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc - Cobb | N/A | 4 |
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Noted Deficiencies
Detailed history of deficiencies with descriptions and correction dates.
Nursing Hours Analysis
Detailed breakdown of staffing hours per resident by role.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Skilled Nursing Care: 24/7 medical supervision and complex medical treatments
- Long-term Residential Care: Assistance with daily living activities for extended stays
- Short-term Rehabilitation: Recovery services after hospital stays or surgeries
- Memory Care: Specialized programs for residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease
- Level of care needed (skilled nursing vs. long-term care)
- Room type (private vs. semi-private)
- Insurance coverage (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance)
- Length of stay and specific services required
For current rates and to discuss payment options, contact Nurse Care of Buckhead directly at 4042619043. Their admissions team can help determine coverage and out-of-pocket expenses.
Environment & Cleanliness
- Overall cleanliness and odors
- Resident room conditions
- Common area maintenance
- Safety features and accessibility
Staff & Care Quality
- Staff-to-resident ratios
- How staff interact with residents
- Response time to resident needs
- Staff knowledge and professionalism
Ask to speak with current residents and their families, tour at different times of day, and review the facility's most recent inspection reports.