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Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe in Fort Oglethorpe, GA

Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe is a nursing home community in Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

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2403 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

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3.7 from 43 reviews
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4 stars
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Overall Review of Nhc Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe

common 17 reviews mention this

Staff care and responsiveness stand out

Residents and families repeatedly describe attentive, helpful staff.

Many reviews praise staff as caring, helpful, and respectful, including nurses and aides who check in and support residents and families. Several reviewers also mention that staff communication and medication care felt thorough. A smaller set of reviews describes the opposite, with call buttons going unanswered, delayed help, or staff not responding quickly enough.

common 3 reviews mention this

Food quality is a mixed point

Dining experiences swing from praised to criticized.

Some families call the food great and describe variety in meals, including dining-room experiences for residents who can participate. Others criticize meals as unappetizing or insufficient, pointing to both meal presentation and nutritional concerns. The community offers restaurant-style dining and supports special diets for diabetes and other dietary restrictions, which aligns with how meal needs show up in reviews.

common 10 reviews mention this

Facility cleanliness comes up often

Residents and visitors discuss cleanliness in both positive and negative terms.

On one hand, multiple reviewers describe the center as clean, including comments about daily upkeep and a facility that looks well maintained. On the other hand, several negative reviews mention unsanitary bathroom conditions, poor hygiene between care, and concerns about odor or soiling. Together, the feedback suggests cleanliness may depend on the day and level of staffing or care being provided.

caveat 10 reviews mention this

Call response and safety concerns

Some reviews raise serious concerns about timely, safe care.

A recurring theme in the negative reviews is delayed assistance—such as long waits after using the nurse call button—and instances where residents needed help but were not assisted. Several also describe unsafe or distressing situations related to hygiene, supervision, or medication-related decisions, and they link those issues to worsening outcomes. While the community states it provides 12–16 hour nursing with a 24-hour call system and 24-hour supervision, the reviews show inconsistent experiences that vary by timing and circumstance.

How we summarize

Counts show how many written reviews mention each theme; a review can touch several themes, and only frequently mentioned themes are displayed.

Features

Housing

  • 135 resident community capacity 135 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Skilled Nursing Facility Skilled Nursing Facility

Amenities

  • Air-conditioning Air-conditioning
  • Beauty salon Beauty salon
  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Computer center Computer center
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fitness room Fitness room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Gaming room Gaming room
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Kitchenette Kitchenette
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Private bathrooms Private bathrooms
  • Restaurant-style dining Restaurant-style dining
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone
  • Wellness center Wellness center
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available Wi-Fi/high-speed internet available

Transportation

  • Lovell (6 miles away) Lovell (6 miles away)
  • Community operated transportation Community operated transportation
  • Transportation arrangement Transportation arrangement
  • Transportation arrangement (non-medical) Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
  • Transportation to doctors appointments Transportation to doctors appointments

Care Services

  • 12-16 hour nursing 12-16 hour nursing
  • 24-hour call system 24-hour call system
  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Concierge services Concierge services
  • Fitness programs Fitness programs
  • Planned day trips Planned day trips
  • Resident-run activities Resident-run activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Restaurants

  • Corazon de Mexico (0.4 miles)
  • Wendy's (1.2 miles)
  • Chick-Fil-A (1.2 miles)
  • Five Guys Burgers & Fries (1.3 miles)
  • Cook Out (1.5 miles)
  • Golden Corral (1.6 miles)
  • KFC (1.7 miles)

Physicians

  • Roberts Matthew A DO (0.7 miles)
  • Erdman John P MD (1.1 miles)
  • Dr Bosshardts Office (1.6 miles)
  • Diagnostic Radiology Cnsltnts (2.2 miles)
  • Center For Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics (2.3 miles)
  • CHI Memorial Pediatric Diagnostic Associates - Parkway (2.4 miles)
  • Associates In General Surgery (2.4 miles)

Pharmacies

  • Walmart Pharmacy (0.8 miles)
  • Battlefield Pharmacy (0.9 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.2 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (1.5 miles)
  • Health Mart Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
  • Parkway Pharmacy (2.4 miles)

Parks

  • Gilbert Stephenson Park (1.6 miles)
  • Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (2 miles)
  • Missionary Ridge Tunnel (6 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Battlefield Community Sda Chr (2.5 miles)
  • New Found Glory Baptist Church (3 miles)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (3.3 miles)
  • Fairview Baptist Church (3.4 miles)
  • Southern Baptist Convention (3.4 miles)
  • Rossville Church of Christ (4.3 miles)
  • Power Plant Ministry Center (5.1 miles)

Cafes

  • Starbucks (3.4 miles)
  • Starbucks (4.5 miles)
  • Starbucks (5.8 miles)

Hospitals

  • Galen of Tennessee (3.7 miles)

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