Blairsville · 30512
Union County Nursing Home
164 Nursing Home Circle
Blairsville, GA 30512
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
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⌖ Hiawassee, GA · Towns County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds112
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Chatuge Regional Nursing Home
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home is a 112-bed nonprofit nursing home in Hiawassee, GA. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Georgia is 2.7. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 6 problems, close to the Georgia average of 5.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 47 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Georgia average of 3 hr 34 min. About 46% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $64,214 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (1 of 5) and long-term care (1 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameChatuge Regional Nursing Home
LocationTowns County, Georgia
Phone(706) 896-2231
Address386 Belaire Drive, Hiawassee, GA 30546 · Towns County
CMS provider number115701
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 1, 2005 (20 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident47 min a dayGeorgia average: 30 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Dec 2025)Georgia average: 5.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 47 min a dayGeorgia average: 3 hr 34 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover46% a yearGeorgia average: 46%About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $64,214Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Georgia average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital29.8%State average: 25.0%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit11.5%State average: 11.6%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs4.0%State average: 2.6%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.8%State average: 3.2%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)8.5%State average: 5.6%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs22.5%State average: 19.9%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.5State average: 2.1About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Georgia average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, the same as 1 star in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.8 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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