150 Hospital Circle Nw, Canton, GA 30114 · Cherokee County · (770) 479-5649
100 certified beds, about 88 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1990
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 115508 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 4, 2026, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Georgia average is 5, the national average 9.2).
Of 27 health citations since December 2023, 6 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (4 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $185,650 in the last three years; the largest was $185,650, and the latest is dated December 5, 2023.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 2.95 hours per resident per day, against 3.56 across Georgia and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.44 of those hours.
52.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Georgia average 46.0%).
CMS links it to Empire Care Centers, an affiliated group of 21 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 27 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, and review of the facility policies titled, Safe Water Temperatures, and Safe and Homelike Environment, the facility failed to ensure one of two units maintained safe water temperatures for one resident room (room [ROOM NUMBER]) and one Communal Restroom (CR) on the B Hall. In addition, the facility failed to ensure a safe, clean, and comfortable home-like environment for six of 44 occupied rooms, including Rooms 211, 121, 201, 207, 214, and 221. This deficient practice had the potential to affect resident comfort and safety.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview, record review, and review of facility policy, the facility failed to coordinate with the proper State-designated authority to ensure residents with a mental disorder, intellectual disability or related condition had the opportunity to receive care and services appropriate to their needs for one (1) of one (1) resident reviewed for Level I and Level II Pre-admission Screening and Record Review (PASARR); Resident (R) #43.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to implement a comprehensive person-centered care plan for each resident in order to attain or maintain the resident's highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being for one (1) of 21 sampled residents. Resident #50 sustained a fall from his/her bed and 2. The facility failed to implement a care plan for oxygen therapy as ordered for one (1) of 19 sampled residents, Resident (R)#40 This deficient practice had the potential to put R#40 at risk for medical complications.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure that each resident received adequate supervision to prevent accidents for one of three sampled residents. Resident (R)#50 sustained a fall from a rollover from his/her bed to the floor during activities of daily living (ADL) care.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff and resident interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that one (1) out of 11 residents receiving oxygen (O2) therapy was administered the therapy in accordance with the physician orders. This deficient practice had the potential to put Resident (R)40 at risk for medical complications.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure staff: sanitized or washed hands before donning and after doffing gloves, did not stack a medication cup containing liquid medication on top of a medication cup containing pills, and applied gloves before removing a germicidal wipe to clean the glucometer (device that reads blood glugose) after checking a resident's blood sugar. This affected two (2) of five (5) residents, Resident (R)#34 and R#18, observed during medication pass.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, resident and staff interviews, record review, and the review of the facility policy titled, Incidents and Accidents the facility failed to properly educate and supervise staff on equipment use resulting in an injury to one of five sampled Residents (R) (R65). Actual harm occurred on 12/21/2023 when R65 suffered a partial thickness burn (2nd degree) to his right foot after the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) placed a soft bonnet hair dryer (used to dry hair on an individual's head) on top of the residents sheet next to his feet for 30-45 minutes.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interviews, and facility document review, the facility staff failed to prevent, assess, and treat pressure ulcers appropriately for nine out of 10 residents (R) (R291, R293, R65, R3, R63, R50, R21, R292, and R142) with pressure ulcers. These failures present a likelihood of serious harm, serious injury/impairment, or death related to wound infection and wound deterioration and contributed to hospitalization and subsequent cardiac arrest for R291. On 11/29/223 a determination was made that a situation in which the facility's noncompliance with one or more requirements of participation had the likelihood to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to residents. The facility Administrator and Director of Nursing (DON) were informed of the Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) on 12/4/2023 at 7:35 pm. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, resident and staff interviews, record review, and facility policy/job description review, the facility was not administered in a manner that enabled it to use its resources effectively and efficiently to avoid a system failure with the wound care program and lack of Director of Nursing (DON) supervision over the wound care program. The facility failed to prevent, assess, and treat pressure ulcers appropriately and failed to ensure needed physician services were provided by the primary physician (who also served as the facility's Medical Director) rather than the Nurse Practitioner (NP); the primary physician assessed, measured, and treated pressure ulcers; and the primary physician ensured appropriate treatment and services were provided by the wound care consultant for pressure ulcer prevention, assessment, and treatment. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, resident and staff interviews, record review, and facility policy/contract review, the facility failed to provide needed physician services to ensure admission assessments were provided by the primary physician (who also served as the facility's Medical Director) rather than the Nurse Practitioner (NP); the primary physician assessed, measured, and treated pressure ulcers; and the primary physician ensured appropriate treatment and services were provided by the wound care consultant for pressure ulcer prevention, assessment, and treatment for nine of 10 resident (R) (R291, R293, R50, R65, R142, R292, R21, R3, and R63) reviewed for pressure ulcers. These failures presented a likelihood of serious harm, serious injury/impairment, or death related to a lack of adequate wound management, which contributed to hospitalization and subsequent cardiac arrest for R291. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, staff interviews, facility document review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to 1. control measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among 17 (Resident (R)83, R79, R51, R291, R73, R52, R80, R86, R57, R77, R81, R26, R8, R74, R66, and R28) of 85 current facility residents; 2. follow infection control guidelines during pressure ulcer dressing change observations for four of seven residents (R142, R21, R292, and R63); 3. perform hand hygiene during meal service; and 4. maintain a urinary catheter bag off the floor. At the time of the survey team's entrance in the facility on 11/27/2023, there were five confirmed cases of COVID-19, with an additional six cases on 11/27/23. On 11/28/2023, the facility reported six more new cases of COVID-19 to the survey team totaling 17 cases of COVID-19 present in the facility. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that pain management was provided to residents who require such services, consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences for two of three residents (R) (R293 and R2) reviewed for pain management. This failure resulted in harm to R293 for wound care treatment and R2 for chronic pain.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program demonstrating systematic identification, reporting, investigation, analysis, and prevention of adverse events; and documentation demonstrating the development, implementation, and evaluation of corrective actions or performance improvement activities to address systemic failures to prevent, assess, and treat pressure ulcers appropriately and failed to ensure needed physician services were provided by the primary physician (who also served as the facility's Medical Director). These failures affected nine of 10 residents (R) (R291, R293, R141, R50, R65, R142, R292, R21, R3, and R63) reviewed for pressure ulcers.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation and interview, the facility failed to provide a safe, functional, sanitary, and comfortable environment for residents, staff and the public. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure resident belongings were stored in a clean room, breaker boxes were properly secured throughout the building, the kitchen maintained a floor that had cleanable surfaces, and outside seating was in good condition.
Inspectors wroteBased on resident and staff interviews, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure abuse allegations were reported in a timely manner for two of three residents (R) (R53 and R40) reviewed for abuse. These failures presented a potential for continued abuse resulting in physical and/or psychosocial harm for R53 and R40.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, staff interview, and facility document review, the facility staff failed to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse for one of three sampled residents (R) (R40) reviewed for abuse.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility staff failed to develop a baseline care plan and provide the Responsible Party (RP) a copy of such within 48 hours of admission for one of two sampled residents (R) (R141) reviewed for baseline care plans.
Inspectors wroteBased on staff interview and record review, the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan regarding pressure ulcers for one of nine sampled residents (R) (R293) reviewed for pressure ulcers.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to ensure quality of care for four residents (R) (R291, R35, R3, and R48) reviewed for care and services out of a total sample of 56 residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure R291 received antibiotics as ordered, R35 received inhaler medication as ordered, and the facility failed to identify the medication refusals of R3 and R48.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, staff and resident interviews, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure two of four residents (R) (R1 and R77) reviewed for positioning and mobility received services required to maintain or improve their abilities. R1 was not provided with services to don and doff a brace to address a potential hand contracture (fixed resistance to passive stretch) and R77 did not receive restorative programs to maintain or improve strength and mobility. These failures created a potential for further contracture for R1 and lack of upper and lower body strength maintenance for R77.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to conduct post-fall investigations in an effort to prevent future falls for two of three residents (R) (R3 and R140) reviewed for falls. This failure had the potential to lead to increased risk of falls and injuries.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure that a resident who was incontinent of bladder received appropriate treatment and services to prevent urinary tract infections and to restore continence to the extent possible for one of four residents (R) (R9) reviewed for bladder and bowel incontinence, catheters, and urinary tract infections. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure a resident incontinent of bladder with symptoms of a urinary tract infection received a timely urinalysis and prescribed medication for treatment.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interview, and record review, the facility failed to obtain a physician's order for the use of oxygen for one of one sampled resident (R)(R3) reviewed for oxygen use.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure dialysis services were provided for one of 56 sampled residents (R) (R34). The facility failed to ensure services were consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the residents' goals and preferences. Specifically, the facility failed to maintain comprehensive communications with the dialysis center and ensure all medications were appropriately administered to the resident as needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure three of seven residents (R) (R38 R192 and R292) reviewed for medication administration received medications as ordered by the physician. Specifically, the facility failed to contact the pharmacy to ensure medications were available for administration for the residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure R192, R38, and R35 were administered the correct dosage of medications, causing four medication errors out of 31 opportunities for error, or a medication error rate of 12.9%. These failures had the potential to cause adverse drug reactions in the event of overdosing or lack of effectiveness of the medications in the event of underdosing.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, staff interview, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure medications were stored in a locked storage area when left unattended for one of five medication carts (C Hall medication cart) in the facility.
7 fire safety citations on file: 4 on June 4, 2026, 3 on March 14, 2025.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| December 5, 2023 | Fine | $185,650 |
| December 5, 2023 | Payment Denial | 46 days from December 9, 2023 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 2.95 | 3.56 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.60 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.76 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 52.6% | 46.0% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 54.5% | 44.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 1 |
CMS expects 3.71 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.08 on weekdays and 2.60 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.35 in April to June 2025 to 2.95 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 2.95 | 0.44 | 3.08 | 2.60 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 88 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.13 | 0.42 | 3.29 | 2.70 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 85 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.41 | 0.41 | 3.62 | 2.88 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 80 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.35 | 0.51 | 3.50 | 2.97 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 84 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Georgia, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.50 | 0.46 | 3.68 | 3.03 | 3.3% | 0.6% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.12 | $17.06 to $20.66 | 43,440 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.82 | $25.43 to $33.99 | 21,060 |
| Registered nurses | $44.98 | $38.02 to $51.12 | 100,950 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Georgia | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.6 | 15.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.1 | 19.9 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 14.5 | 25.0 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Cherokee Center for Nursing and Healing LLC's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (49.8% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
49.8% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Georgia: 49 better, 27 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 69 eligible stays.
12.5% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Georgia: 2 better, 17 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 76 eligible stays.
6.6% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Georgia: 0 better, 8 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 40 eligible stays.
39.3% this home
Median of homes: Georgia46.9% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 28 residents counted.
2.5% this home
Median of homes: Georgia0.4% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 40 residents counted.
8.9% this home
Median of homes: Georgia2.2% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 40 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
Median of homes: Georgia97.4% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 11 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: CHEROKEE CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC. CMS links this home to Empire Care Centers, a group of 21 nursing homes averaging 1.8 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Ga 3 Holdco LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 05/01/2022 |
| Ensh Ga 3 LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 50% | 05/01/2022 |
| Nmga3 Jv Member LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 50% | 05/01/2022 |
| Martens, Thomas | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Heller, Shlomo | Corporate officer | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Empire Care Centers LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 05/01/2022 | |
| Heller, Shlomo | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Martens, Thomas | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2022 | |
| Nussbaum, Ephraim | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 05/01/2022 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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