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Decatur Center for Nursing and Healing LLC
2722 North Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 (opens Google Maps) · De Kalb County · (404) 296-5440· 140 certified beds · avg 118 residents/day · certified since Nov 1, 1977 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: EMPIRE CARE CENTERS (20 facilities, chain avg rating 1.9★)
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Apr 1, 2026
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.08
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 27 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · from a complaint F-0814
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint F-0584
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint F-0689
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CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · from a complaint · F-0814 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · from a complaint · F-0804 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · from a complaint · F-0578 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint · F-0658 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint · F-0677 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · from a complaint · F-0695 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · from a complaint · F-0761 |
| Apr 24, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · from a complaint · F-0814 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint · F-0641 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · from a complaint · F-0658 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint · F-0677 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. · F-0655 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not let a resident help develop and carry out their own plan of care — the written roadmap of the services and support they'll receive, built around their personal goals and preferences. · F-0553 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not enter each resident's assessment information into the required format and send it to the state within 7 days of completing the assessment, as the rules require. · F-0640 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · F-0695 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide safe, appropriate care for residents who need dialysis — the treatment that filters the blood when kidneys fail. · F-0698 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (9 → 4).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 9
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 9
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityGeorgia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.08
Georgia average: 3.54
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.55
Georgia average: 0.50
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.79
Georgia average: 3.09
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Georgia avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.08 | 3.54 | 3.95 | bottom 26% in Georgia; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.69 | top 36% in Georgia; bottom 46% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.79 | 3.09 | 3.50 | bottom 36% in Georgia; bottom 20% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.48 | top 22% in Georgia; top 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 40.0 | 46.0 | 45.8 | top 33% in Georgia; top 36% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 40.0 | 44.5 | 42.9 | top 39% in Georgia; top 46% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.27, RN 0.59, weekend 2.96.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.27 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 2/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donath, Barry | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Pmga2 Holdco LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/04/2023 |
| Swerdloff, Aryeh | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Bhatia, Vaani | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Bhatia, Vaani | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Burney, Linda | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2025 |
| Burney, Linda | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/29/2025 |
| Coleman, Shmeka | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/09/2024 |
| Coleman, Shmeka | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/09/2024 |
| Donath, Barry | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Donath, Barry | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Donath, Barry | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Ellis, Renee | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Ellis, Renee | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Empire Care Centers LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/04/2023 |
| Empire Care Centers LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/19/2026 |
| Endsley, Lkeshia | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/13/2023 |
| Endsley, Lkeshia | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/13/2023 |
| Ensh Consulting LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/31/2026 |
| Hardy, Leanthony | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2022 |
Showing 20 of 42 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 22 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Empire Care Centers — 20 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Douglasville Center for Nursing and Healing LLC — Douglasville, GA · overall 1/5
- East Cobb Center for Nursing and Healing LLC — Marietta, GA · overall 3/5
- Fayetteville Center for Nursing & Healing LLC — Fayetteville, GA · overall 2/5
- Fulton Center for Rehabilitation LLC — Atlanta, GA · overall 1/5
- Marietta Center for Nursing and Healing — Marietta, GA · overall 1/5
- Powder Springs Center for Nursing & Healing — Powder Springs, GA · overall 2/5
- Riverdale Center for Nursing and Healing — Riverdale, GA · overall 2/5
- Roswell Center for Nursing and Healing LLC — Roswell, GA · overall 1/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 19 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"
- "How do you record and honor each resident's treatment wishes and advance directives, and how do staff know about them?"
- "Can you tell me what this citation involved and what steps you took to bring care back up to standard?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Georgia midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 40% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 42 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 55 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harborview Decatur | 0.2 mi | Decatur, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Parkside at Budd Terrace Operating Company LLC | 3.0 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Crossings at East Lake of Journey LLC, the | 3.0 mi | Decatur, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| A.g. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods | 3.1 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Virginia Park | 3.6 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Briarwood Health Center by Harborview, LLC | 3.8 mi | Tucker, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Glenwood Health Center by Harborview | 4.2 mi | Decatur, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Westminster Commons | 5.1 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Tucker Operating Company LLC | 5.5 mi | Tucker, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Lenbrook | 5.9 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place, the | 5.9 mi | Atlanta, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Stone Mountain Run of Journey LLC | 6.2 mi | Stone Mountain, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 3/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
CMS records place this facility in De Kalb, GA — 18 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
- Fountainview Ctr for Alzheimer — Atlanta, GA · overall 1/5abuse
- Georgia Regional Atlanta LTC — Decatur, GA · overall 3/5
- Pruitthealth - Brookhaven — Atlanta, GA · overall 2/5
- Pruitthealth - Decatur — Decatur, GA · overall 2/5
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115246.
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