The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing
Nursing home in Athens, Georgia, CMS certification number 115419
490 Kathwood Dr, Athens, GA 30607 · Clarke County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 148
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $15,646 (1)
Does The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing 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
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.55
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.06
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.03
- Weekend total hours
- 2.94
- Nursing staff turnover
- 36.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 56.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 22, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 30, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing 1 time in the past 3 years, for $15,646 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 128.8 residents live here, about 87% of its 148 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 148
- Average residents per day
- 128.8
- Certified since
- September 1, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing
- Legal business name
- The Oaks- Athens Skilled Nursing LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 97 homes nationally under Pruitthealth, 3.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing
- Pruitthealth - Grandview165 Winston Drive, Athens 30607
- Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage960 Hawthorne Avenue, Athens 30606
- 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 The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing, 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 The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing
What is the CMS star rating of The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing?
The Oaks- Athens Skilled Nursing LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.