The Bell Minor Home
Nursing home in Gainesville, GA
Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 2200 Old Hamilton Place Ne, Gainesville, GA 30507
- Phone
- (770) 532-2066
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 115020
- Overall star rating
- 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 1 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 1 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 2 of 5
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 101
- Ownership
- For-profit, partnership
- Legal business name
- Hamilton Mill Associates LP
- Chain
- Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jan 1, 1967
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: May 6, 2026. CMS lists 31 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 16, 2023 to May 6, 2026): 21 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 4 at “immediate jeopardy”.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with… | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 2 fines totalling $74,979 in the last three years.
| Mar 30, 2025 | Fine: $70,421 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Fine: $4,558 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.13 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.28 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 1.82 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.81 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 82%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 100%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.