Presbyterian Village – Athens is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2021-09-15. 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 (706) 739-7690 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Presbyterian Village – Athens 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 (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 85.3/100, placing it #1595 of 14703 facilities nationally and #18 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 Presbyterian Village – Athens receives a reported average of N/A of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — N/A; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — N/A; Nurse Aide — N/A. On weekends, total nurse staffing is N/A 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 $18,545. 6 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 3 fine(s) totaling $18,545, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 57.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Presbyterian Village – Athens ranks 1595th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 85.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 18th out of 356 nursing homes. In Athens, it ranks 1st out of 5 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 1st of 3. For 2023 staffing: total nurse hours rank #463 nationally and RN hours rank #12,471 nationally (#250 in GA). Our composite quality score of 85.3/100 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 Athens, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/athens/