Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills
800 PATTERSON RD, La Fayette, GA 30728
La Fayette, Georgia · CMS verdict
CMS places Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills in the average range on the federal scale, and in line with the Georgia average of 2.7.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills in La Fayette, Georgia holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 50 of 100 (grade F). Its CMS inspection record lists multiple deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (lighter deficiency book)
Its CMS deficiency count sits in the lighter U.S. deficiency tercile (≤16). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 50 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 50.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills's lighter CMS deficiency book
Quality ratings
The rating comes from CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS rolls three sub-ratings into the overall star: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The chart below sets each of them against the Georgia average.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in La Fayette, Georgia. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At about 87% occupancy, this facility's bed usage looks steady and consistent with a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Georgia, Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills is one of 101 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 2.5 stars, ahead of roughly 56% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills compares to Georgia
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Georgia facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Georgia state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills ranks in Georgia
Among the 354 CMS-rated nursing homes in Georgia, Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 49% of them. The bars show how all Georgia homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
63 Georgia homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 112 |
| Residents | 97 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Walker |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 12 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills? ▾
3 out of 5 stars is Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills's current CMS overall rating. The chart on this page breaks it into health inspection, staffing, and quality measures against the Georgia average.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Georgia? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Georgia's median semi-private nursing home rate at $8,821 per month ($105,850 per year), with private rooms averaging $9,429 per month.
What services does Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills offer? ▾
CMS classifies Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills as a skilled nursing facility. Care Compare does not itemize the services on offer; the facility itself is the source for that, and its capacity, census, and ownership are listed in Facility details above.
Does Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Pruitthealth - Shepherd Hills has multiple deficiencies and no penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Georgia? ▾
In Georgia, alternatives include assisted living ($5,300/mo), home health aides ($6,101/mo), and adult day care ($1,950/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Georgia elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 115452.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.