Perimeter Rehab: Assessment Accuracy Failures - GA
Federal inspectors cited the facility at the immediate jeopardy level, the most serious designation available under federal nursing home oversight, meaning inspectors concluded the lapse put residents in immediate risk of serious harm or death.
The facility's exits are not ordinary doors. Most require special knowledge or a numeric code to open, and several are equipped with wander guard sensors that trigger alarms and lock elevator doors when a resident wearing a sensor approaches. The cross-corridor access doors near room 205 carried no exit signage at all. The exit doors near rooms 225 and 249 would open under sustained pressure after a 15-second delay. The two resident elevators lock and alarm when a wander guard sensor is detected nearby. A code pad sat at each elevator.
That entire layered system existed for a reason. The facility houses residents who cannot safely navigate an exit on their own.
When inspectors interviewed a staff member on November 19, 2025, the explanation was brief. A contractor had come to work on a fence near one of the exterior discharge doors. When he finished, he left without relocking it. Asked whether the contractor had his own key, the staff member said no. The contractor would have needed to obtain a key from the facility and return it when the work was done. He did neither, and no one at the facility checked.
The door sat unsecured for approximately two weeks before inspectors found it.
The facility's wander-guard alarms, elevator locks, and coded doors were all functioning as designed. The one door that required a human being to remember to turn a key was the one that was left open.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Perimeter Rehabilitation Suites By Harborview from 2025-12-19 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Last verified: June 28, 2026 · Our methodology
PERIMETER REHABILITATION SUITES BY HARBORVIEW in ATLANTA, GA was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 19, 2025.
The facility's exits are not ordinary doors.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.