Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Georgia

Nursing Homes by City in Georgia

The Georgia cities with the most CMS-certified nursing homes. All 193 cities are listed below the table. Homes in Georgia average 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Georgia

Homes with CMS's top overall rating, ordered by inspection rating. See all highest-rated nursing homes in Georgia.

Assisted Living in Georgia

Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD), Personal Care Home Program licenses assisted living in Georgia. License types: Assisted Living Community and Personal Care Home. Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Georgia assisted living facility search
• Georgia assisted living rules
• Georgia assisted living licensing (Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD), Personal Care Home Program)

Memory Care Rules in Georgia

Georgia's term is "Certified Memory Care Center (memory care center certificate)", a separate license or certification. Facilities must give families a written disclosure of their dementia care services.

• An assisted living community that holds itself out as providing additional or specialized care to persons with probable Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, or charges higher rates for that care, must meet the Rule 111-8-63-.19 requirements for certified memory care centers; the department issues a certificate to operate a memory care center in a licensed assisted living community or personal care home.
• The community's licensed residential care profile must include a written description of the memory care center: philosophy and mission, how services differ from the rest of the community, staffing and training, admission and discharge criteria, staffing ratios over 24 hours, physical environment and security features, activities, fees, emergency procedures and family involvement.
• Secured outdoor spaces and walkways that allow residents to walk safely but prevent undetected egress, and an automated device or system that alerts staff to anyone entering or leaving the center in an unauthorized manner.
• Staffing minimums: one dementia-trained direct care staff person for every 12 residents during waking hours and every 15 residents during non-waking hours (monthly average); two direct care staff on-site at all times; an RN, LPN or certified medication aide on-site or available in the building at all times; and RN or LPN hours of 8 to 40 per week depending on census.
• All staff receive at least 4 hours of dementia-specific orientation within the first 30 days of working in the center.
• Direct care staff complete at least 16 hours of specialized, competency-based dementia training within the first 30 days of caring for residents independently, then at least 8 hours of specialized dementia training each year.
• Therapeutic activities at least weekly in gross motor, self-care, social, sensory enhancement and outdoor categories, with some therapeutic activities daily.
• Admission requires a physician's examination within 30 days showing a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and that the resident does not need 24-hour skilled nursing care.

• Georgia memory care rules

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Georgia

Georgia's Medicaid program is Georgia Medicaid (Aged, Blind and Disabled Medicaid). For nursing home Medicaid (2026), the state lists an income limit of $2982 (Medicaid CAP, individual, effective 1-26) and an asset limit of $2000 (SSI/LA-D individual); $3000 (couple). Residents keep a personal needs allowance of $70 (an individual in a nursing home or Institutionalized Hospice).

• Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP): Community Care Services Program (CCSP): adult day, assisted living, in-home care and respite. Serves frail elderly and disabled Georgians otherwise eligible under a nursing facility level of care. Apply through the Georgia Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC).
• Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP): Service Options Using Resources in a Community Environment (SOURCE): adult day, assisted living, in-home care and respite. Includes enhanced case management for people who need coordination through a primary care physician. Apply through the Georgia ADRC.

• Georgia Medicaid (Aged, Blind and Disabled Medicaid) nursing facility coverage
• Georgia Medicaid long-term care limits

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Georgia

Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (HFRD), Long Term Care inspects nursing homes in Georgia for CMS. To file a complaint, call 1-800-878-6442 or use the state's complaint page.

• Georgia nursing home inspection lookup
• File a nursing home complaint in Georgia

Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman) is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call 1-866-552-4464 (select option 5).

• Contact the Georgia Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman)

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Georgia

Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services runs Georgia's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Family caregivers can get help through Caregiver Programs (National Family Caregiver Support Program, through the Area Agencies on Aging). Adult day services are licensed or certified by Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division (Adult Day Centers, Chapter 111-8-1).

• Georgia aging services: Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services
• Area Agencies on Aging in Georgia
• Caregiver support in Georgia: Caregiver Programs (National Family Caregiver Support Program, through the Area Agencies on Aging)
• Georgia adult day services

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to choose a nursing home, what memory care is, how Medicaid pays for nursing home care and what Medicare covers. For local help, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.

Frequently Asked Questions