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10 Best Nursing Homes in Lela, GA

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a Lela nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in Lela, GA may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in Lela or another care type is right for you. Browse 51 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in Lela.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like West Bainbridge and River Junction.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Eldorendo, Ausmac and Boykin.

Nursing Homes Facilities near Lela, GA

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Last Updated: 7/29/25
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Photo of Woodmont Senior Living
1212 Photos available
44 Floor plans available
9.5
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114 reviews
9.5
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114 reviews
5 star
71%
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18%
3 star
6%
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1%
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I’ve really liked the over 3 years that a family member has lived here and recently my spouse has moved here. Good care! It’s close to home and I can visit every day. My husband has adjusted well enjoys the...
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.
Pacifica Senior Living Woodmont is an assisted living community located in sunny Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, it is a wonderful place to enjoy. You or your loved one could spend time with other residents socializing, or visiting with family while enjoying...
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Photo of Tapestry Senior Living Lakeshore
1010 Photos available
9.4
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32 reviews
9.4
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32 reviews
5 star
66%
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My wife has been there for two months in the memory care unit due to her late stage Alzheimer’s and I have found her well taken care of. The staff has shown to be caring and very responsive to my...
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.
Tapestry Senior Living Lakeshore in Tallahassee is a community, made up of individual threads, all woven together with purpose and skill. As a skilled artist can tell an entire story by weaving those threads together, ours are people...nurses, caregivers, doctors, therapists, community leaders,...
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Photo of The Gables of Tallahassee
77 Photos available
9.4
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28 reviews
9.4
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28 reviews
5 star
25%
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2 star
7%
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1. Overall Five Loved the rooms with everything we needed. Small kitchen with microwave and fridge. They set us up with some furniture so we brought less. I particularly loved the well cared for plantings so...
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.
At The Gables of Tallahassee residents and their guests enjoy elegant living rooms, a library, salon, spa, hobby rooms, restaurant-style meals in a well-appointed dining room and the lovely weather on our porches and patios. We offer apartments with a variety of floor plans, the convenience of...
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Photo of The Terrace at Grove Park
77 Photos available
9.1
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13 reviews
9.1
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13 reviews
5 star
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5 to all categories. We have been very pleased with all aspects of care and living conditions at The Terrace. We feel we are getting a good value for the money. The staff is great! Everything is convenient...
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.
The Terrace at Grove Park Located in the charming city of Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, The Terrace at Grove Park is an assisted living community where you can feel safe and cared in a dignified environment. Known as 'The Peanut Capital of the World', Dothan is an active city, with many...
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Photo of Magnolia Place of Cairo
11 Photo available
8.5
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5 reviews
8.5
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5 reviews
5 star
80%
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20%
3 star
0%
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Great staff and good care. Food is probably the only negative. Overall the staff are flexible and accommodating and I would definitely recommend this community to other families
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.
Photo of The Opal on HermitageCommunity card badge
77 Photos available
22 Floor plans available
8.0
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53 reviews
8.0
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53 reviews
5 star
64%
4 star
17%
3 star
15%
2 star
2%
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The facility was clean and the staff were very friendly. My father's room was very comfortable. The residents appeared to be well attended to. The dining experience was mixed. While my father ate most of the...
Provides: Assisted 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.
A Great Place to UpgradeIt’s time to upgrade your senior living situation. Retirement should be spent doing interesting things with interesting people, not doing chores and living an isolated life at home. As one of our residents, you’ll have access to a redefined independence. You’ll be living...
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Photo of Canterfield of Tallahassee
66 Photos available
7.5
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11 reviews
7.5
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11 reviews
5 star
37%
4 star
27%
3 star
0%
2 star
18%
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18%
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Better food. Also too much plain white rice. Would like more mashed potatoes and gravy. Prefer to be anonymous. Any title you think is good will be all right with me. The staff that takes care of us is...
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.
As Tallahassee's first and only elegant retirement living community, Canterfield of Tallahassee invites you to discover a truly exceptional way of life. From the ideal location next to 208 E. Tharpe St., to the continuum of care, Canterfield is an inspiring retirement community that enables you...
Photo of Savannah Court of Camilla
2020 Photos available
44 Floor plans available
5 star
71%
4 star
24%
3 star
0%
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1 star
5%
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Commode was fifthly. Hard, stuck on BM on lid and on outside and inside. His wife [name removed] cleaned it up while we were there. We understand things get dirty but this was stuck on....like it has been...
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.
Located in the historic Mitchell County, Savannah Court of Camilla offers an intimate retirement community. Tucked off the main road,it is a peaceful and elegant setting set on several acres which is surrounded by oak trees and southern breezes. Savannah Court of Camilla offers a range of living...
Photo of Azalea Gardens Transitional Assisted Living and Memory Care
1919 Photos available
11 Floor plan available
7.0
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16 reviews
7.0
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16 reviews
5 star
81%
4 star
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3 star
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2 star
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We moved my mom into Azalea Gardens in the middle of May, due to a move, and have not had any regrets with our choice. From day one, the entire staff has gone out of their way to make my mom feel comfortable...
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.
At Azalea Gardens in Tallahassee, you’ll experience southern hospitality on a whole new level. Here, we devote ourselves exclusively to the care of those living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Located in the vibrant university town and the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida,...
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Photo of Pelham Parkway Nursing Home
8.0
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2 reviews
8.0
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2 reviews
5 star
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Our uncle [name removed] is a resident, and with our visit with him yesterday we found him very happy. We also found the staff very friendly and eager to help us. Thanks for all the help and for making his...
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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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Photo of Somerset Assisted Living Facility
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Somerset was wonderful to our family. We did have to end up moving them out because this facility is assisted living only and my mom needed memory care. We were never disappointed with the food and they had...
Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Riverside Place
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Marianna Convalescent Ctr
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Sunrise Retirement Home
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Bell Road Human Services
Provides: Assisted 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.
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Provides: Assisted 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.
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Whitehall Assisted Living Community
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Washington Rehab and Nursing
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.
Photo of Hartford Retirement Village
Provides: Assisted 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.
Photo of Miracle Hill Nursing Home
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Lela, GA

The average cost of senior living in Lela is $4,640 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Leary, GA with an average of $3,285 per month.

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Lela, GA vs. nearby cities

Lela, GA
$4,640/mo
$4,589/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Lela, GA vs. the state and national average

Lela, GA
$4,640/mo
$4,084/mo
U.S. national average
$4,788/mo

Average monthly cost of Nursing Homes in Lela vs. other types of senior living

$4,640/mo
Nursing Homes
$4,640/mo

Median monthly costs of Nursing Homes in Lela, GA by room type

Semi-Private
$4,686/mo
Studio
$4,863/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,727/mo
2 Bedroom
$4,615/mo

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What families are saying about nursing homes in Lela

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Lela

Pelham Parkway Nursing Home

5.0
We thought this facility was exceptional for cleanliness. The staff and head nurse are awesome.??. Makes this time much easier for me and my family.??????????. We live in VA, and will be visiting again! As long as momma needs or lives, we’ll keep in contact. My siblings live in Cairo and ...
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Azalea Gardens Transitional Assisted Living and Memory Care in Tallahassee, FL

4.9
Azalea Gardens has been a blessing for my mom and our family. Not knowing what to expect when mom became a resident, my family and my mom have been very happy with Azalea Gardens. The staff has been wonderful to work with, and the level of care mom has received has been outstanding. There is a ...
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Savannah Court of Camilla

4.0
Having only been in this community 2 months. I can only tell you this because of Covid, the place has been more or less shut down. I do not feel I can fairly make a positive review since our time is mostly spent in one apartment. I feel communications is not up to par. A weekly report would ...
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Lela nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Lela nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Lela, 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 Lela 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 Lela that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Lela, GANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
34.8%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
21.7%
10.5%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
78.3%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
78.3%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
34.8%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13%
0.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
78.3%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
30.4%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
30.4%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Lela 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 Lela Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Lela, GANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
34.8%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
34.8%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
34.8%
6.1%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
4.3%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Lela 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 Lela partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Lela, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.4%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.4%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
30.4%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
26.1%
3.9%
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Availability of select dining options in Lela 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 Lela communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Lela, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
26.1%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
34.8%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
26.1%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
8.7%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Lela 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 Lela offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Lela, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
34.8%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
30.4%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
26.1%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
26.1%
7.1%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
34.8%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
34.8%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
30.4%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
26.1%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
30.4%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
34.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
34.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
34.8%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
13%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
34.8%
0.4%
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Woodmont Senior Living, Tapestry Senior Living Lakeshore and The Gables of Tallahassee are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Lela, Georgia. See full list of communities.

There are 51 nursing homes facilities near Lela, Georgia. See the full list.

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