Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC
Nursing home in Atlanta, Georgia, CMS certification number 115504
1500 S Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30319 · De Kalb County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 165
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing 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
- 3.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.40
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.21
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.73
- Weekend total hours
- 2.96
- Nursing staff turnover
- 67.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.3%
- Administrators who left
- 4
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 10, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 143.5 residents live here, about 87% of its 165 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 165
- Average residents per day
- 143.5
- Certified since
- February 22, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC
- Legal business name
- Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 21 homes nationally under Empire Care Centers, 1.8-star chain average
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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.
Compare all nursing homes in Georgia, the 20 in Atlanta, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC, 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 Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing
What is the CMS star rating of Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC?
Sandy Springs Center for Nursing and Healing LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.