Caring for those with Alzheimer’s Disease
The Fountainview Center is built on a foundation of kindness, respect and dignity
Our Mission
Fountainview’s highest mission is to be the pre-eminent provider of care for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders by providing an innovative continuum of care in a gentle, family-like environment. We recognize the unique needs of our residents, their circle of family and friends, and our community. We are dedicated to the preservation of dignity, the enhancement of quality of life and the recognition of the individual human spirit.
Fountainview:
Established on a tradition of care
The Fountainview Center for Alzheimer’s Disease was established in 1995 by William (Billy) M. Small, Jr. in the tradition established by his father, William Small, Sr., who opened the original Fountainview nursing home (called Fountainview Convalescent Center) in the 1960s.
Billy’s goal was to build upon his father’s foundation of kindness, respect and dignity. “My father lost his mother when he was a teenager, and he endeavored to honor her by creating a nursing home that would embody her finest qualities, which included a tremendously compassionate and caring nature,” says Billy.
For more than three decades, the original Fountainview provided high quality care for Atlanta’s seniors in a “family-like” environment.
“Residents thought of it as home,” says Billy. “The strong presence of family and genuine caring was the lifeblood of the original facility’s success and continues throughout The Fountainview Center today.”
Billy re-envisioned and renamed the original center in 1995 after seeing the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementia disorders. He created a new concept in care, with the mission of becoming the preeminent provider of care for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and related disorders in metro Atlanta.
Meet our Executive Staff
William “Billy” Small, Jr.
President and CEO
Rowland Cocks
CFO, Chief Financial Officer
John Pulliam, MBA-HM, LNHA, LNHAP
Executive Director
Fountainview is recognized by organizations for
providing outstanding care
CMS 5 Star Overall & 5 Star Quality Ratings
2023, 2022, 2021
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Zero Deficiencies: Infection Control Focused Surveys During COVID-19 Pandemic
2021, 2020
Healthcare Facility Regulatory Division of the Georgia Department of Community Health
National Bronze Quality Award
Candidate for 2024, 2020, 2016
American Health Care Association
Zero Deficiencies: Infection Control Focused Surveys During COVID-19 Pandemic
2021, 2020
Healthcare Facility Regulatory Division of the Georgia Department of Community Health
Zero Deficiencies: Life Safety Code Surveys
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
Federal Life Safety Code Survey
Zero Deficiencies: Standard Regulatory Surveys
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
Healthcare Facility Regulatory Division of the Georgia Department of Community Health
Quality Initiative Recognition Program
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
American Health Care Association
National Bronze Quality Award
Candidate for 2024, 2020, 2016
American Health Care Association
Excellence in Action Award
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
National Research Corporation Health
Professional Memberships
American Health Care Association
Assisted Living Federation of America
Atlanta Boys and Girls Club of America
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
Druid Hills Civitan Club
Georgia Gerontological Society
Georgia Health Care Association
Georgia Society on Aging
Southeast Center of Excellence for Geriatric Medicine
Certifications
Music & Memory®
Virtual Dementia Tour® Certified
Our partnership with research
Since opening its doors, Fountainview has participated in a number of research and trial studies with several national pharmaceutical companies. These studies have lead to FDA approvals and improvements to medications used in treating and managing dementia.
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