Nursing home report
ELLIJAY, GA · Medicare-certified · 110 beds
Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay has an overall 3-star rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (3.92 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day).
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9237 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9237.
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 nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: G
The home failed to ensure residents kept their ability to do everyday activities unless there was a medical reason. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 676 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited April 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited March 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Parkside Center for Nursing and Rehab at Ellijay, previously Gilmer Nursing Home.
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.
