nursing homes

According to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network, COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia long-term care facilities like Quiet Oaks have been rising since July.

According to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network, COVID-19 outbreaks in Georgia long-term care facilities like Quiet Oaks have been rising since July.

COVID cases rise at Quiet Oaks after months without outbreak

Hannah Freeman
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Quiet Oaks Health Care Center’s decision to cancel its Halloween carnival due to a COVID-19 outbreak disheartened residents and community members, but the concern now is how the facility manages the virus in a post-pandemic world.
Workforce statistics from long-term care facilities. These statistics are a result of the pandemic. (Graphic/Shelby Wingate)

Workforce statistics from long-term care facilities. These statistics are a result of the pandemic. (Graphic/Shelby Wingate)

Quiet Oaks faces staffing shortages

Shelby Wingate
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Even though COVID-19 is no longer seen as the unsettling force it once was, Quiet Oaks Health Care continues to face challenges due to the pandemic.    Like other nursing homes, Quiet Oaks is struggling with staffing shortages.