Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Lake City, GA

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lake City
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Updated on November 3, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lake City has a total of 65 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,257 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lake City of 2,829, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 0.31 persons in Lake City. There were 7,578 residents in nursing homes as November 3, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 81.86 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Lake City has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lake City and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.43	0.48 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.19	2.11 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.91	0.97 / 0.88
All Staff	3.54	3.56 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Georgia.

COVID-19 Infections in Lake City Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lake City there were a total of 39 new cases and 39 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 3, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lake City

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Lake City Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lake City, GA. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lake City

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lake City based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Life Care Center of Gwinnett 3850 SAFEHAVEN DRIVE LAWRENCEVILLE, GA	14.67
Lenbrook 3747 PEACHTREE ROAD, NE ATLANTA, GA	0.00
The Terraces at Peachtree Hills Place 229 PEACHTREE HILLS AVENUE, NE ATLANTA, GA	2.00
Pebblebrook Health Center at Park Springs 5610 NEW BERMUDA ROAD STONE MOUNTAIN, GA	18.67
Pruitthealth - Laurel Park, LLC 1050 HOSPITAL DRIVE STOCKBRIDGE, GA	9.33
Jonesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2650 HIGHWAY 138 SE JONESBORO, GA	16.67
Ansley Park Health and Rehabilitation 450 NEWNAN LAKES BLVD NEWNAN, GA	12.67
Traditions Health and Rehabilitation 2816 EVANS MILL ROAD LITHONIA, GA	7.33
The A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc 350 BOULVARD, S.E. ATLANTA, GA	31.33
Southland Health and Rehabilitation 151 WISDOM ROAD PEACHTREE CITY, GA	12.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lake City based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Glenwood Health Center By Harborview 4115 GLENWOOD RD DECATUR, GA	60.00
Westbury Center of Conyers For Nursing and Healing 1420 MILSTEAD ROAD CONYERS, GA	43.33
Briarwood Health Center By Harborview 3888 LAVISTA ROAD TUCKER, GA	24.67 /
Cambridge Post Acute Care Center 2020 MCGEE ROAD SNELLVILLE, GA	72.67
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 4028 HWY 5 DOUGLASVILLE, GA	106.67
East Lake Arbor 304 FIFTH AVENUE DECATUR, GA	236.83
Fountainview Ctr For Alzheimer 2631 NORTH DRUID HILLS ROAD N E ATLANTA, GA	33.33
A.G. Rhodes Home, Inc - Cobb 900 WYLIE ROAD MARIETTA, GA	155.50 /
Buckhead Center For Nursing and Healing 54 PEACHTREE PARK DRIVE N.E. ATLANTA, GA	141.00 /
Autumn Breeze Health and Rehab 1480 SANDTOWN ROAD SW MARIETTA, GA	291.67 /

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