Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
Nursing home in Hiawassee, Georgia, CMS certification number 115701
386 Belaire Drive, Hiawassee, GA 30546 · Towns County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 112
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- $64,214 (1)
Does Chatuge Regional Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Chatuge Regional Nursing Home is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Chatuge Regional Nursing Home reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.60
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.87
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.93
- Weekend total hours
- 2.93
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 4, 2025 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 8, 2024, found 19.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Chatuge Regional Nursing Home 1 time in the past 3 years, for $64,214 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.3 residents live here, about 74% of its 112 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 83.3
- Certified since
- October 1, 2005
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in Georgia
Georgia's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Chatuge Regional Nursing Home, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Chatuge Regional Nursing Home?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Chatuge Regional Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Chatuge Regional Nursing Home?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Chatuge Regional Nursing Home?
Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.