The home failed to make food and drinks appealing and served them at a safe, appetizing temperature. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 804 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
UNION COUNTY NURSING HOME
BLAIRSVILLE, GA · Medicare-certified · 150 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville, GA has a 4 out of 5 star overall rating, with 4-star health inspections, 3-star staffing and quality measures, no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.41 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4062 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 2, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4062.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.05
- Nurse aides
- 1.83
- Weekend nursing
- 2.62
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 39%
Registered nurse turnover: 36%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
19%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.5%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
1.3%Steady
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.9%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.1%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
24.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
20.5%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.9%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2.8%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
22.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.2%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited July 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to keep essential equipment working safely. Cited January 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 908 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly reduce or limit psychotropic medication use and try safer non-drug approaches when appropriate. Cited July 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 758 — 42 CFR §483.45(e) — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 107.2 residents on an average day (71% of 150 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 20 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.