CMS Care Compare · 2026 3 nursing homes Georgia

Candler County, Georgia

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County inventory for Candler County, Georgia is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature

Rated homes in Candler County average 1.7 CMS stars (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes - 298 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Georgia medians.

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Sheet GA-CANDLER-GEORGIA · Candler, GA

NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-WEAK · HH-NONE · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • NH-SMALL 3 homes
  • BEDS-SMALL 298 beds
  • STAR-WEAK 1.7★ avg
  • HH-NONE 0 agencies
  • RANK-MID #1,033/2,851
  • PHOTO-NONE No peer
  • AL-MID $5,300/mo
  • BOOK-FULL 3/3 NH · 0 HH

Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (low) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.

What weaker CMS stars show for Candler County

CMS star quality runs softer in Candler County: rated homes average 1.7/5 (lower tercile, ≤2.5) across 3 nursing homes and 298 licensed beds.

CareScout 2025 Georgia medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,300/mo, semi-private nursing $8,821/mo, private nursing $9,429/mo, home health aide $6,101/mo, adult day $1,950/mo. Local Candler County providers may sit above or below those state medians.

Star counts run softer here (2 at 1★, 1 at 3★). Ownership leans Non profit - Other (67% of 3 homes). Pair the ladder with inspection notes, staffing, distance, and specialty units before treating any single home as a fit.

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Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.

$5,300
Assisted Living / mo
$8,821
Nursing (Semi) / mo
$6,101
Home Care / mo
1.7
Avg CMS Rating

Top facilities in Candler, GA

Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.

  1. 1
    Azalea Health and Rehabilitation
    3★
  2. 2
    Orchard Health and Rehabilitation
    1★
  3. 3
    Pleasant View Nursing Center
    1★

Nursing Homes in Candler County

3 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.

Facility City Rating Beds Ownership
Azalea Health and Rehabilitation Metter 3/5 89 Non profit - Other
Orchard Health and Rehabilitation Pulaski 1/5 89 Non profit - Other
Pleasant View Nursing Center Metter 1/5 120 For profit - Limited Liability company

Read next when stars run softer

Read CMS stars with Candler County's 1.7 average
Mid-pack context for Candler: How inspection, staffing, and quality measures combine when the county mean sits below 3★.
Choosing among 3 Candler County homes
Softer-star neighbourhood: A visit checklist that starts from CMS stars, then adds staffing, ownership, and specialty units.
Nursing home vs assisted living near Candler
Sparse home-health path: Care-level and cost differences before you shortlist a CMS-certified facility.
Cost calculator for Candler County planning
Sparse home-health path: State CareScout medians rolled into a monthly planning estimate.

Continue on the Georgia elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Georgia state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).

Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Candler County.