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BELL MINOR HOME, THE

GAINESVILLE, GA · Medicare-certified · 104 beds

Needs attention
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
1 of 5 overall

Bell Minor Home in Gainesville has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing scores and a 2-star quality rating. It also has a recent federal penalty, $70,421 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.13 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day).

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.1273 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 6, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $70,421recent federal penalty

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1273.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.28
Licensed practical nurses
1.02
Nurse aides
1.82
Weekend nursing
2.81

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 82%
Registered nurse turnover: 100%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

26.7%19.4%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

0%4.6%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

1.2%6.1%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.2%1.2%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

11%10.6%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

20.8%10%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

19.1%6.6%Improving

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

27.3%16.9%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

8.2%3.2%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

22.8%23.8%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

42.4%12.5%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

95.8%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.8%94.3%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

93.9%56%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: J

The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.

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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: J

The home failed to run its operations effectively and efficiently using its available resources. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, actual harm.

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F-Tag 835 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: H

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  4. PENALTY

    A federal fine of $70,421 was recorded.

  5. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 20 health deficiencies.

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  6. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  7. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.

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Penalties & enforcement

On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $74,979 in total fines.

  • Federal fine

    Mar 30, 2025

    $70,421
  • Federal fine

    Feb 6, 2024

    $4,558

Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Partnership
Chain
Part of WELLINGTON HEALTH CARE SERVICES · 14 homes · 1.9 stars avg
Occupancy
100.6 residents on an average day (97% of 104 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 59 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.