CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in De Kalb County, Georgia
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 18 nursing homes in De Kalb County, Georgia qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes De Kalb County as urban.
In Georgia, 292 of 356 nursing homes (82.0%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. RHODES HOME WESLEY WOODS | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | 150 | 115002 | |
| Briarwood Health Center by Harborview, LLC | Tucker | Yes, urban county | Harborview Health Systems | 100 | 115322 |
| CROSSINGS AT EAST LAKE OF JOURNEY LLC, THE | Decatur | Yes, urban county | Journey Healthcare | 103 | 115482 |
| DECATUR CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC | Decatur | Yes, urban county | Empire Care Centers | 140 | 115246 |
| FOUNTAINVIEW CTR FOR ALZHEIMER | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | 120 | 115697 | |
| Georgia Regional Atlanta LTC | Decatur | Yes, urban county | 66 | 11A186 | |
| GLENWOOD HEALTH CENTER BY HARBORVIEW | Decatur | Yes, urban county | Harborview Health Systems | 225 | 115025 |
| HARBORVIEW DECATUR | Decatur | Yes, urban county | Harborview Health Systems | 73 | 115012 |
| LENBROOK | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | 60 | 115296 | |
| PARKSIDE AT BUDD TERRACE OPERATING COMPANY LLC | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | 250 | 115682 | |
| PRUITTHEALTH - BROOKHAVEN | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | Pruitthealth | 157 | 115313 |
| PRUITTHEALTH - DECATUR | Decatur | Yes, urban county | Pruitthealth | 146 | 115647 |
| PruittHealth - Lithonia, LLC | Lithonia | Yes, urban county | 150 | 115473 | |
| PRUITTHEALTH - VIRGINIA PARK | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | Pruitthealth | 128 | 115531 |
| SANDY SPRINGS CENTER FOR NURSING AND HEALING LLC | Atlanta | Yes, urban county | Empire Care Centers | 165 | 115504 |
| STONE MOUNTAIN RUN OF JOURNEY LLC | Stone Mountain | Yes, urban county | Journey Healthcare | 149 | 115565 |
| TUCKER OPERATING COMPANY LLC | Tucker | Yes, urban county | Michael Feist | 136 | 115596 |
| Tucker Park Crossing of Journey LLC | Tucker | Yes, urban county | Journey Healthcare | 144 | 115561 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.