Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
Nursing home in Athens, Georgia, CMS certification number 115509
960 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens, GA 30606 · Clarke County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 104
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,801 (3)
Does Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage 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
- 3.93
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.93
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.32
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 4, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 16, 2024, found 8.
Infection control citations: 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage 3 times in the past 3 years, for $16,801 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 89.8 residents live here, about 86% of its 104 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 89.8
- Certified since
- August 22, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
- Legal business name
- Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 97 homes nationally under Pruitthealth, 3.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
- Pruitthealth - Grandview165 Winston Drive, Athens 30607
- The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing490 Kathwood Dr, Athens 30607
- Presbyterian Village - Athens1400 Live Oak Ln Bldg 100, Athens 30606
- University Nursing & Rehab Center180 Epps Bridge Road, Athens 30606
- High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation3450 New High Shoals Rd, Bishop 30621
See also all nursing homes in Athens.
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.
Compare all nursing homes in Georgia, the 5 in Athens, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, 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 Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage
What is the CMS star rating of Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage?
Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage, LLC, for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.