Nursing homeActive
Sandy Springs Center For Nursing And Healing LLC
1500 S Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 303194042522002165 certified beds · 144 residentsFor profit - Limited Liability companyMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
4
since 2023
Deficiencies
36
● 0● 33● 3
Penalties · 3 yrs
—
none on file
Last survey
2026-04-16
Standard
CMS overall
1 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 1/5
Health 2
Staffing 1
Quality 4
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats
Survey history
Source: CMS · Georgia Department of Community Health · data as of 2026-08-01| Date | Kind | Deficiencies | Official record | Archived PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Standard | 080 | CMS-2567 (Care Compare) | — |
| 2025-12-19 | Complaint | 030 | CMS-2567 (Care Compare) | — |
| 2025-04-10 | Standard | 080 | CMS-2567 (Care Compare) | — |
| 2023-05-07 | Standard | 0143 | CMS-2567 (Care Compare) | — |
Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.
Deficiencies
CMS · Georgia Department of Community Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.
F552Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F552
F578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F578
F628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F628
F655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admittedScope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F655
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F684
F756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F756
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F812
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity FStandard
Infection control
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-05-31Record 115504-20260416-F880
F584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-27Record 115504-20251219-F584
F761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-27Record 115504-20251219-F761
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2026-01-27Record 115504-20251219-F880
F644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F644
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F656
F658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F658
F677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F677
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F684
F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F692
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F812
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity EStandard
Infection control
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2025-05-23Record 115504-20250410-F880
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningRecords
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F656
F689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningFalls
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F689
F726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.Scope/severity JHarm
Staffing
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F726
F584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.Scope/severity EStandard
Dignity & rights
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F584
F600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F600
F623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F623
F625Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F625
F644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F644
F677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F677
F686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F686
F755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.Scope/severity DStandard
Medication
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F755
F758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.Scope/severity EStandard
Medication
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F758
F761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Scope/severity EStandard
Medication
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F761
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F812
F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F842
F867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.Scope/severity DStandard
Records
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F867
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2023-06-19Record 115504-20230507-F880
Staffing
CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainerRN hours per resident day0.37
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 0.50 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day3.19
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 3.56 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours2.84
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 3.10 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover71%
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 46% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover71%
Facility
Georgia
National
Georgia 45% · National 43%
Quality measures
CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions| Measure | Facility | Georgia | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers lower is better | 4.4% | 5.6% | 4.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury lower is better | 2.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication lower is better | 13.8% | 19.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection lower is better | 1.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained lower is better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased lower is better | 16.3% | 15.3% | 13.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight lower is better | 6.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication lower is better | 13.8% | 20.5% | 19.5% |
Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.
Ownership
As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)| Entity | Role | Interest | Since | Registry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Ga 3 Holdco LLC Organization | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 100% | — | — |
| Ensh Ga 3 LLC Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 50% | — | — |
| Nmga3 Jv Member LLC Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | 50% | — | — |
| Burney, Linda Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Cole, Judellia Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Donath, Barry Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Ellis, Renee Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Empire Care Centers LLC Organization | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Hardy, Leanthony Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Jackson, Victoria Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Klinczar, Christie Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Lamuyon, Sharon Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Nussbaum, Ephraim Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Patel, Nipa Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Sone-Ebeloue, Gladys Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Stokley, Charmagne Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Swerdloff, Aryeh Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Taylor, Basha Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Tolbert, Matthew Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Burney, Linda Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Cole, Judellia Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Donath, Barry Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Donath, Barry Individual | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Ellis, Renee Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Empire Care Centers LLC Organization | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Hardy, Leanthony Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Heller, Shlomo Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Jackson, Victoria Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Klinczar, Christie Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Lamuyon, Sharon Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Patel, Nipa Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Sone-Ebeloue, Gladys Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Stokley, Charmagne Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Swerdloff, Aryeh Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Taylor, Basha Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
| Tolbert, Matthew Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | — | — |
Part of a chain
Empire Care Centers — 20 facilities
Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.
Cost context
County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Georgia.
No county cost figures on file for De Kalb.
Nearby nursing homes
| Facility | Distance | Last survey | Deficiencies · 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pruitthealth - Brookhaven Atlanta | 1.8 mi | 2026-01-18 | 0380 |
| Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites By Harborview Atlanta | 2.1 mi | 2026-03-19 | 0515 |
| Lenbrook Atlanta | 3.1 mi | 2026-02-26 | 040 |
| Nurse Care Of Buckhead Atlanta | 5.1 mi | 2025-12-11 | 2714 |
| A.G. Rhodes Home Wesley Woods Atlanta | 5.5 mi | 2025-09-11 | 081 |
Watch this facility
One email when a new survey, harm-class deficiency, penalty, Special Focus change or ownership change is recorded. Nothing else, ever.
Sources & provenance
| Section | Agency · dataset | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|
| Facility, ratings | CMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information | 2026-08-01 |
| Surveys | CMS · Survey Summary | 2026-08-01 |
| Deficiencies | CMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare) | 2026-08-01 |
| Penalties | CMS · Penalties | 2026-08-01 |
| Staffing | CMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026) | 2026-08-01 |
| Quality measures | CMS · MDS Quality Measures | 2026-08-01 |
| Ownership | CMS · Ownership | 2026-08-01 |