Delmar Gardens Of Smyrna is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1985-01-09. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (770) 432-4444 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Delmar Gardens Of Smyrna holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 75.1/100, placing it #5904 of 14703 facilities nationally and #79 of 356 in Georgia. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Delmar Gardens Of Smyrna receives a reported average of 3 hours 50 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 26 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 49 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 35 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 25 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 34.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $23,537. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $23,537, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 67.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Delmar Gardens Of Smyrna ranks 5904th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 75.1/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 79th out of 356 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #6,021 nationally and RN hours rank #10,097 nationally (#171 in GA). Our composite quality score of 75.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Smyrna, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/smyrna/