Georgia

  • Georgia scored a failing grade for the second straight report card as the state’s overall ranking sank to No. 48, down from No. 43.
  • Georgia recorded below average grades in every staffing measure for the third consecutive report card.
  • The percentage of Georgia nursing homes investigated for severe deficiencies have nearly doubled since the state’s initial report card.
  • Georgia’s percentage of nursing homes with one or more deficiencies jumped by more than 25 percent over the last reporting cycle.
  • Georgia’s chronically understaffed nursing homes eclipsed the state’s own paltry staffing standard, dropping averaged staffing hours to their lowest levels ever, residents now receive less than 2 hours and 10 minutes of direct care every day—that’s 23 minutes less care per day than the national average.
  • Georgia’s verified ombudsman complaints swelled nearly five percent, evidence of growing concern from residents about their quality of care.
  • Georgia’s nursing home care ranks as the second worst care in the Southeast Region.

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Criteria DATA GRADE RANK   PREVIOUS DATA PREVIOUS GRADE PREVIOUS RANK
Direct Care Staffing Above Average
Direct Care Staffing Hours per Resident
Facilities With Deficiencies
Facilities With Severe Deficiencies
Health Inspections Above Average
Professional Nurse Staffing Above Average
Professional Nursing Hours per Resident
Verified Ombudsman Complaints
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