Overview
Buchanan Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Georgia average of 2.7. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Buchanan. It scores best on health inspections (3 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Georgia (the state average is 3.6 hours). Of that, 0.3 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 18, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Georgia average of 4.8. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 32% of Georgia nursing homes have been fined.
Buchanan Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 44 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 18, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.33 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.29 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.11 hrs
- Nurse aides1.93 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 44
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 1, 1995
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes