Nursing home report
Registered name: BLUE RIDGE CARE CENTER LLC
DALLAS, GA · Medicare-certified · 182 beds
Wellstar Paulding Nursing Ctr has a 3 out of 5 overall rating. It has a 2-star health inspection rating, 4-star staffing rating with reported nurse staffing slightly above the federal benchmark (4.11 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day), 5-star quality measures, and $0 in fines over the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1058 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1058.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide timely, quality lab services and tests needed by residents. Cited July 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 770 — 42 CFR §483.50 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited July 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Now operated by Paulding Nursing & Rehabilitation, previously Wellstar Paulding Nursing Center.
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.
