Chelsey Park Health & Rehabilitation in Dahlonega, GA, is a non-profit nursing home and part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, offering different levels of care including skilled nursing, short-term rehabilitation, long-term nursing care, and memory care, with a focus on keeping residents comfortable and healthy as they get older. The facility has 60 certified beds and usually houses around 58 residents each day, and accepts both Medicaid and Medicare to help with costs, which does help a lot of families who are looking for options. Inside, you'll find private rooms with their own bathrooms, cable TV, Wi-Fi, and air conditioning, plus there's a fitness room, a game room, library, garden, and outdoor walking paths, so there's always somewhere nice to sit or something to do when the weather's good, and the facility stays open all year, day and night, so help is always around.
Chelsey Park puts some focus on wellness and recreation, since there's an arts room, a spa and sauna, a wellness room, and outdoor common spaces, and the community also offers a busy activities calendar with daily events, resident-run programs, music, movie nights, and spiritual activities, so a person can usually find something to participate in even if they're not very social. The dining program stands out since there's restaurant-style dining, options for food allergies and diabetes, and a professional chef preparing meals, plus residents can eat throughout the day if they want, not just at set meal times.
Residents get support with bathing, dressing, medications, and other daily needs, even when they can't move on their own, and there are always staff nearby-nurses give between 12 and 16 hours of care daily, with a call system available 24 hours. Clinical Services Inc. has managed this place since 2015, and the staff can help coordinate move-ins and handle laundry, housekeeping, and transportation for people who need it, and there's access to physical, occupational, and speech therapy on site. They also offer social care support, pharmacy services, and extra care for those with special medical or memory needs, and the team adjusts treatment plans to fit each person. The nurse turnover rate is a little higher here-about 70% compared to the state average of 49%-but residents get about 3.9 nurse hours each day, which is a bit more than the state average.
However, the most recent inspection reports do show five health and safety deficiencies, including some problems with managing medications, infection control, and making sure care matches doctor's orders and residents' preferences, though none caused actual harm but did have potential for more than minimal harm, and these are things many families may want to consider when looking at options. Chelsey Park is affiliated with Health Scholarships, Inc., and tries to provide a place where people can feel cared for with dignity and respect, even if things aren't perfect all the time.
