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10 Best Nursing Homes in Downs, GA

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Downs is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 91 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Downs, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Downs is about $3,736, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 521 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Downs, GA

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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Silver Linings Personal Care Home encourages and nurtures it's residents' independence with life-enriching programs. Everyday living gives you the luxury to sit down with a good book, play an exciting game of bingo, join in a card game, visit the beauty salon, inspire your creativity with an art...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Emerald City Senior Living is a small locally owned and operated personal care home. We are licensed for up to 24 residents and our staff is equipped and trained to work with memory care patients. Being locally owned and operated, our owners have deep ties within the local community and we are...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Nursing homes are many things to many people. Whatever your needs, our goal is to provide compassionate nursing care in a clean, comfortable setting where you will feel at home. Individualized attention begins as soon as you are admitted, and our skilled nurses meet with you regularly to discuss...
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of nursing homes in Downs, GA

The average cost of senior living in Downs is $3,736 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Kite, GA with an average of $3,039 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Downs, GA, vs. nearby cities

Downs, GA
$3,736/mo
$3,867/mo
$3,757/mo

Nursing homes costs in Downs, GA, vs. state and national averages

Downs, GA
$3,736/mo
$4,281/mo
U.S. national average
$5,004/mo

Nursing homes costs in Downs, GA, vs. other senior living options

$3,695/mo
Nursing Homes
$3,736/mo

Nursing homes costs in Downs, GA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$3,815/mo
Studio
$4,675/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,892/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,114/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$2,795/mo

Senior living costs in Downs vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Downs, GA
Column state: Georgia
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDowns, GAGeorgiaU.S.
Nursing Homes$3,736/mo$4,281/mo$5,004/mo
Assisted Living$3,484/mo$3,744/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$3,695/mo$4,281/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living$3,143/mo$4,359/mo$4,203/mo
Nursing Homes
Downs, GA:$3,736/mo
Georgia:$4,281/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Assisted Living
Downs, GA:$3,484/mo
Georgia:$3,744/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Downs, GA:$3,695/mo
Georgia:$4,281/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Downs, GA:$3,143/mo
Georgia:$4,359/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Downs, GA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Downs and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Nursing homes cost trends in Downs, GA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Downs have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Downs, GA$4,564/mo$4,094/mo+11.5%
Georgia$4,405/mo$4,190/mo+5.1%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Downs, GA
2024 average cost:$4,564/mo
2023 average cost:$4,094/mo
Percent change:+11.5%
Georgia
2024 average cost:$4,405/mo
2023 average cost:$4,190/mo
Percent change:+5.1%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in Downs

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Downs

Greenwood Place Assisted Living in Wrightsville, GA

4.7
We chose Greenwood Place because of the location and we loved the building itself. It was nice and people were friendly. The residents living there looked happy and content and no one was complaining and it smelled good. I would want others to know that they really care about their residents, ...
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Thrive at Augusta in Martinez, GA

4.5
We were very pleased with the community. They took very good care of my relative that was there. Everything was first class. The attention, room, and space were all good. Due to the pandemic the only problem I had was the visitation schedule.

At Home Senior Living of Thomson

5.0
My sister is very well care for and loved here. She feels like everyone here is her family. As her sister, it warms my heart for her to feel that way and it makes me feel at ease, that she is so well cared for.

Downs nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Downs nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Downs, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Downs nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Downs that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Downs, GANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
37.5%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
20.3%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
76.6%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
81.3%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
37.5%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
20.3%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
79.7%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
37.5%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
42.2%
17.5%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Downs nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Downs Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Downs, GANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
34.4%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
21.9%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
28.1%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
7.8%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Downs nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Downs partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Downs, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
9.4%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
23.4%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
18.8%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
21.9%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Downs nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Downs communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Downs, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
14.1%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
23.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
18.8%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
6.3%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Downs nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Downs offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Downs, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
26.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.9%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
18.8%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
37.5%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
29.7%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
39.1%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
23.4%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
18.8%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
18.8%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
31.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
25%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
12.5%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
6.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
28.1%
0.4%
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