Candler Skilled Nursing Unit

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

65.9% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — CMS rates that better than the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 166 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 35.6% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 115 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 2.12 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 100% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 18% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 22 beds and averages 20.2 residents a day — about 92% occupied, or roughly 2 beds typically open. It runs fairly full. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 7.95 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.98 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.71 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 7.81 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 8.01 on weekdays — 3% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 2.02 to 1.89 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 30% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

• Potential for harm · D2026-03-26 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, staff interviews, record review, and the facility's policy titled Documentation of Patient Care, the facility did not fully develop or carry out a complete person centered care plan for three of 21 sampled residents (R12, R40, and R41). This practice may have contributed to the potential for unmet needs, possible medical issues, or a reduced quality of life for these residents.Findings Include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Documentation of Patient Care, dated 10/17/2025, that the Policy Statement, revealed that It shall be the policy of the [Facility Name] to provide a process for recording patient information in a systematized, clear and concise record. Section Definition of Terms revealed .Care Plan-Addresses primary reason(s) for admission and provides estimated length of stay. Contains outcomes and interventions.1.Review of the Face Sheet revealed that R12 was admitted on [DATE] for a diagnosis of acute kidney injury on chronic kidney injury.Review of Five Day Scheduled…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-03-26 · tag F0700 — isolated
  Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, resident interview, staff interview, and facility policy, Restraints, the facility failed to ensure that residents (R) (R12, R40, and R41) of 21 residents was free from bedrail restraint. This deficient practice had the potential risk of psychosocial and limited physical activity.Findings Include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Restraints, dated 7/19/2024 revealed that the Policy Statement, stated that It shall be the policy of [Facility Name] to create a physical, social, and cultural environment limiting use of restraint to clinically appropriate and adequately justified situations. [Facility Name] supports all patients' rights to: be free from physical or mental abuse, and corporal punishment; be free from restraint of any form, imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff; have restraints imposed to protect themselves, a staff member, or others; and, have the restraint discontinued at the earlies possible times. The Definition of Terms…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-03-26 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff interviews, record reviews, and review of facility policies Isolation Categories, Central Venous Catheters, and Hand Hygiene), the facility did not ensure that nurses consistently followed infection control practices during peripheral venous catheter infusions for two residents(R) (R12, R50), peripheral catheter care for one (R) (R12), wound care for one (R) (R39), and bed linen handling for two (R) (R9, R12). These practices created the potential risk for infection due to contamination. Findings Include:Review of the facility's policy titled, Isolation Categories, dated 8/8/2023, section I. Standard Precautions revealed that A. Purpose: To prevent the transmission of infections which are spread by direct or indirect contact with infective blood or body fluids.3. Requirements: b. Handwashing with an antimicrobial soap or hand sanitizing with an alcohol based handrub must be performed before and after glove use, before and after touching the patient and or potentially contaminated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2025-03-07 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policies titled Sanitation Inspection and Checklist, Area and Equipment Cleaning, and Cutting Boards, the facility failed to store, prepare, distribute, and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety. Specifically, the facility failed to clean the hand washing sinks, kitchen floors, preparation tables, shelves and drawers, stove, the grill, grill area, ovens, sides and front of the deep fat fryer, refrigerators, the steamer/convection ovens, [NAME], three food warmers, blast chiller, four double ovens, tilt kettle to include the pipes and six carts and replace cutting boards when scarred and discolored. The deficient practice had the potential to place residents receiving an oral diet from the kitchen at risk for foodborne illness. The facility census was 14 residents. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy, titled Sanitation Inspection and Checklist, dated 1/2025, read in part: Policy: A…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Fcited before2023-12-03 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Uniform Dress Code the facility failed to ensure that dietary staff wore covering for facial hair and failed to ensure items in the dry storage area was labeled with expiration dates. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 21 of 21 residents receiving an oral diet. Findings: Review of policy revealed the following: Section: Orientation and Education Subject: Uniform Dress Code Date Issued: 5/1995 Date Revised: 1/2023 Procedures: Associates Working with Food - Restrain all facial hair with a beard net/restraint. During an initial kitchen tour on 12/1/2023 at 8:21 am with the Nurse Manager, Patient Services Nutritional Manager, Director of Food Services, and the Executive Chief revealed the following: 1. Patient Services Nutritional Manager is noted to have a beard but is not wearing a beard guard. 2. Director of Food Services is noted to have a beard but not wearing a beard guard. During a kitchen visit and interview on 12/1/2023 at 12:40 pm the Patient Services Nutritional Manager facilitated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2023-12-03 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — pattern
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interviews, and review of the facility policy titled Oxygen Therapy the facility failed to provide posting of cautionary and safety signs indicating the use of oxygen for three of seven rooms (530, 538, and 548) with residents utilizing oxygen. Review of policy titled Oxygen Therapy, dated 10/20/2020, did not indicate that signage was needed on doors for residents receiving oxygen therapy. During an interview with (Director of Nursing) DON on 12/2/2023 at 8:35 am who reported that R119 receives trach care BID PRN (twice a day/as needed) however he covers his trach to talk and only requires suctioning as need. It was further reported that R119 receives oxygen as needed but was breathing on room air. Observations on 12/2/2023 at 10:39 and 12/3/2023 at 10:12 am revealed no signage noted on door or surrounding area to indicate oxygen by resident in room [ROOM NUMBER]. Observation of room [ROOM NUMBER] on 12/3/2023 at 10:14 am the door partially opened and the resident in the room wearing…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2023-12-03 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, interviews, and review of policy titled Infection Control Guidelines the facility failed to ensure infection control practices to prevent cross contamination related to entering/exiting a resident room without use of proper personal protection equipment (PPE) and failing to discard trash in a trash receptacle. This deficient practice affected one room (room [ROOM NUMBER]) of 21 rooms with residents. Findings: Review of policy titled Infection Control Guidelines, dated 9/6/2022, revealed the following: III. Control Measures - The maintenance of uniform transmission-based precautions within the hospital is essential to protect patients and those responsible for their care from cross-infection. Signage on door to room [ROOM NUMBER] revealed the following: STOP: Airborne Contact EYE AC E Process: Clean hands when entering and leaving patient room Wear a mask while in patient room N95 for any Aerosolizing Procedures Wear eye protection while in patient room (face shield/goggles) Wear a gown…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 10 rows in the source record cover these 6 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in GA