Legacy Transitional Care & Rehabilitation
460 Auburn Avenue N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30312
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Wellington Health Care Services
- Certified beds
- 186 · avg 181 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 55.8% — higher than most Georgia nursing homesGeorgia avg: 46.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 71.4% — higher than most Georgia nursing homesGeorgia avg: 44.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Georgia averageGeorgia avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 6 fines · $121,894 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 115585
- Certified beds
- 186 beds · avg 181 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 460 Auburn Avenue Lp
- Chain affiliation
- Wellington Health Care Services
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Wellington Health Care Services chain — 14 facilities across 4 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- David Prescott
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2018
- Heather Rees
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2017
- Andwell Investments, Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2015
- James j Andrews
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2015
- Rewell Investments, Llc
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2015
- Wellington Healthcare Services Iii, lp
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2015
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 46)
- D0880·Apr 17, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0919·Nov 17, 2025Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- D0584·Nov 17, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D0645·Nov 17, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D0880·Apr 11, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Apr 11, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0693·Apr 11, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- D0656·Apr 11, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $107K
- 20235 fines · $15K
Most recent events
- Mar 11, 2024Fine · $107K
- Aug 28, 2023Fine · $3,176
- Aug 21, 2023Fine · $2,823
- Aug 14, 2023Fine · $2,470
- Aug 7, 2023Fine · $2,117
- Jul 17, 2023Fine · $4,233
Largest single fine on record: $107K.
Fire-safety citations
8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 17, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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Order the full background report — $249Where this information comes from
- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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