🛡️ Free for Families  ·  No Spam Calls  ·  No Referral Fees  ·  Built on Official Records

FindSeniorLivingNow

🏠 Is this your community?

Families are searching for a community like yours right now. Make sure they find you.

Claim This Community
🏥
Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe

Fort Oglethorpe, GeorgiaMedicare inspection record
(706) 866-7700

About NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe

NHC Healthcare Fort Oglethorpe brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation to Georgia's Chattanooga Valley. Our team focuses on recovery, medical care, and helping patients regain independence through personalized rehabilitation programs designed for each person's goals.

Community at a glance

Capacity

135 residents

Location

Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

2403 BATTLEFIELD PKWY, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia 30742

(706) 866-7700

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 26, 2025, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Georgia average is 5.0).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 19 minutes with each resident a day, below the Georgia average of 3 hours 34 minutes.

Medicare fined NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe 2 times in the last three years, $16,530 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 19 minutesBelow the Georgia average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day45 minutesAbove the Georgia average
Nursing staff who left in the past year58%Above the Georgia average

Inspections

4 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

September 26, 2025 · Standard inspection · 2 citations

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 15, 2025
  • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Dec 15, 2025

April 25, 2024 · Standard inspection · 2 citations

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 17, 2024
  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 17, 2024

Fines and payment denials

2 fines totaling $16,530 in the last three years.

  • April 25, 2024Fine: $8,512
  • April 25, 2024Fine: $8,018

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
National Healthcare Center of Ft Oglethorpe Ltd
Medicare-certified beds
135
Average residents per day
123
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
November 14, 1989
Part of a chain
National Healthcare Corporation, 71 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
115492

Location

Loading map…

2403 BATTLEFIELD PKWYFort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

12 other communities within 10 miles

Senior living near Fort Oglethorpe

Questions about NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe

How did NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on September 26, 2025 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The Georgia average is 5.0.

How much nursing care does each resident get at NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 19 minutes with each resident per day, including 45 minutes from registered nurses. 58% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe 2 times in the last three years, totaling $16,530.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Fort Oglethorpe Skilled Nursing in Georgia Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026