SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC
SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC is a 165-bed nursing home in ATLANTA, Georgia. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1990-02-22. It averages 143.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC?
CMS lists 36 health-inspection deficiencies for SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC since 2023-05-07, 19 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-04-16.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | F0812, F0880 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| 2026-04-16 | F0552, F0578, F0628, F0655, F0684, F0756 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. / Honor 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. / Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| 2025-12-19 | F0584, F0880 | Honor 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-12-19 | F0761 | Ensure 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. | D |
| 2025-04-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-04-10 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2025-04-10 | F0644, F0656, F0658, F0677, F0684, F0692 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D |
| 2023-05-07 | F0656, F0689, F0726 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | J |
| 2023-05-07 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-05-07 | F0584, F0758, F0761 | Honor 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. / Implement 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. / Ensure 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. | E |
| 2023-05-07 | F0600, F0623, F0625, F0644, F0677, F0686, F0755, F0842, F0867, F0880 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify 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. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
How is SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC staffed relative to the GA average?
| Measure | This facility | GA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.18639 | 3.56408 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 70.5 | 46.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 143.9 | 90.0 |
Who owns SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC, and what chain is it in?
SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC and belongs to the EMPIRE CARE CENTERS chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | EMPIRE GA 3 HOLDCO LLC | since 05/01/2022 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | ENSH GA 3 LLC, NMGA3 JV MEMBER LLC | since 05/01/2022 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | DONATH, BARRY | since 05/01/2022 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | HELLER, SHLOMO | since 05/01/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | EMPIRE CARE CENTERS LLC, BURNEY, LINDA, COLE, JUDELLIA, DONATH, BARRY, ELLIS, RENEE, HARDY, LEANTHONY, JACKSON, VICTORIA, KLINCZAR, CHRISTIE, LAMUYON, SHARON, NUSSBAUM, EPHRAIM, PATEL, NIPA, SONE-EBELOUE, GLADYS, STOKLEY, CHARMAGNE, SWERDLOFF, ARYEH, TAYLOR, BASHA, TOLBERT, MATTHEW | since 01/09/2025 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | EMPIRE CARE CENTERS LLC, BURNEY, LINDA, COLE, JUDELLIA, DONATH, BARRY, ELLIS, RENEE, HARDY, LEANTHONY, JACKSON, VICTORIA, KLINCZAR, CHRISTIE, LAMUYON, SHARON, PATEL, NIPA, SONE-EBELOUE, GLADYS, STOKLEY, CHARMAGNE, SWERDLOFF, ARYEH, TAYLOR, BASHA, TOLBERT, MATTHEW | since 01/09/2025 |
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