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Chatuge Regional Nursing Home

386 Belaire Drive, Hiawassee, GA 305467068962231Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 112Avg. daily residents: 81County: Towns

The complete public record on Chatuge Regional Nursing Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Hiawassee, Georgia, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Georgia average: 2.6 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★☆☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $64,214 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.78 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.56)
0.78 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.50)
3.29 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
46.3% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (46.0)
40.0% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

December 4, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
6 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (5.2)
19 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$64,214 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($13,323)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

33 citations on record across recent inspections, 5 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
December 4, 20250554Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250558Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250757Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20250759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.