Pruitthealth – West Atlanta is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1990-10-31. 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) 799-9267 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Pruitthealth – West Atlanta 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 (1★), Staffing (2★), 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 65.4/100, placing it #10201 of 14703 facilities nationally and #191 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 Pruitthealth – West Atlanta receives a reported average of 3 hours 12 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 34 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 46 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 51 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 36 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.1%. 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 $12,370. 113 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 $12,370, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 107.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Pruitthealth – West Atlanta ranks 10201st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 65.4/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within GA, it ranks 191st out of 356 nursing homes. In Atlanta, it ranks 11th out of 20 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #12,034 nationally and RN hours rank #7,303 nationally (#108 in GA). Our composite quality score of 65.4/100 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 Atlanta, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/georgia/atlanta/