Winder Center for Nursing and Healing
Nursing home in Winder, Georgia, CMS certification number 115536
263 E May Street, Winder, GA 30680 · Barrow County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 163
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $17,074 (2)
Does Winder Center for Nursing and Healing take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Winder 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Winder 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
- 3.35
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.30
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.13
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.92
- Weekend total hours
- 2.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 62.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 22, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 18, 2024, found 6.
Infection control citations: 0.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Winder Center for Nursing and Healing 2 times in the past 3 years, for $17,074 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 139.9 residents live here, about 86% of its 163 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 163
- Average residents per day
- 139.9
- Certified since
- January 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Winder Center for Nursing and Healing
- Legal business name
- Ga 1 Ops 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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- High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation3450 New High Shoals Rd, Bishop 30621
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Winder Center for Nursing and Healing, 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 Winder Center for Nursing and Healing
What is the CMS star rating of Winder Center for Nursing and Healing?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Winder Center for Nursing and Healing accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Winder Center for Nursing and Healing?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Winder Center for Nursing and Healing?
Ga 1 Ops LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.