Crossings At East Lake Of Journey Llc, The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1989-09-01. 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 (404) 373-6231 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Crossings At East Lake Of Journey Llc, The holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 61.3/100, placing it #11658 of 14703 facilities nationally and #239 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 Crossings At East Lake Of Journey Llc, The receives a reported average of 3 hours 8 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 19 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 1 minute; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 47 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 50 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $53,565. 30 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 3 fine(s) totaling $53,565, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 117.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Crossings At East Lake Of Journey Llc, The ranks 11658th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 61.3/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 239th out of 356 nursing homes. In Decatur, it ranks 5th out of 6 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,506 nationally and RN hours rank #12,417 nationally (#253 in GA). Our composite quality score of 61.3/100 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 Decatur, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/decatur/