Name: Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing
Address: 54 Peachtree Park Drive NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, US
Telephone: 4043516041

About Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing

Buckhead Center for Nursing & Healing is a nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Its reported capacity is 179 beds. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. It is recorded as a for-profit operator, part of Empire Care Centers. Our copy of the inspection record holds 41 citations, the newest dated 24 March 2026. Federal enforcement records add 5 fine or payment denial actions. Staffing reports put it at 3.21 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

1.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

1.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

1.0(CMS Care Compare)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

1.0

Quality-measure rating

2.0

Inspections on record

Cited deficiencies

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

Inspection history (41)

Records from June 2022 to March 2026.

June 9, 2022 · D
Citation F0677
Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2022-06-09 under CMS tag F0677 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2022-07-24. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2022-06-09.GOV

Penalties (5)

Total fines on file: $10,033

July 25, 2024 · Fine
Citation FINE-37006
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $10,033 against this nursing home on 2024-07-25 (Fine ID: 37006). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2024-07-25.GOV
July 20, 2023 · Fine
Citation FINE-36881
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $3,728 against this nursing home on 2023-07-20 (Fine ID: 36881). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-20.GOV
July 20, 2023 · Fine
Citation FINE-36648
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $7,797 against this nursing home on 2023-07-20 (Fine ID: 36648). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-20.GOV
July 20, 2023 · Payment Denial
Citation PAYDEN-2023-08-22
CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting 2023-08-22, lasting 44 days (triggered by inspection on 2023-07-20). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-20.GOV
July 20, 2023 · Fine
Citation FINE-36649
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $7,796 against this nursing home on 2023-07-20 (Fine ID: 36649). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-07-20.GOV

Staffing

Latest: 3.21 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (5 periods)

2025Q42.97 hrs/resident/day
2026-06-012.97 hrs/resident/day
2026-07-013.21 hrs/resident/day
2026-08-013.21 hrs/resident/day
2026Q13.21 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is higher than 2025Q4 (+0.24 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit

CMS Care Compare chain: Empire Care Centers

Chain ID 202 · 20 facilities in chain (CMS)

Chain average overall rating: 1.9
Chain average health inspection rating: 2.2
Chain average staffing rating: 1.5
Chain average quality measure rating: 3

Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.

Parent organization: Empire Care Centers LLC
chain · PAC 7618209826

Recent changes to this listing

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Each line is a difference between two readings of a government file. It says what the source reported, not what the provider did.

Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.

Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical GA range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Nursing Homes

Median · GA$8,821/mo

See full GA cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Trust & methodology

Where this information came from

Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.

CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026: Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026: Ownership type, Parent organization
CMS enrollmentas of July 2026: NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026: Staffing hours per resident day

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