Eatonton Health And Rehabilitation

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

50.2% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 30 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.13 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 9% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 8% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 104 beds and averages 77.2 residents a day — about 74% occupied, or roughly 27 beds typically open. It usually has some room. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.24 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.37 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.16 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 2.72 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.45 on weekdays — 21% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 0.47 to 0.13 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 42% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are unchanged from the previous inspection. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

16 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 6 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · E2025-06-26 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — pattern
  Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policies titled Medication Storage in the Care Center, the facility failed to ensure that medications were properly stored in one of one medication storage rooms. This deficient practice had the potential to increase the risk of residents receiving medications with altered effectiveness. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Medication Storage in the Care Center, provided by the facility and dated 2023 stated, .Medications requiring 'refrigeration' or 'temperatures between 2°C (36°) and 8° (46°F) are kept in a refrigerator with a thermometer to allow temperature monitoring . During an observation on 6/25/2025 beginning at 5:20 pm, of the medication storage room with Licensed Practical Nurse/Charge Nurse (LPN/CN) 1 and the Assistant Director of Nurses (ADON) confirmed the following medication storage concerns: R1's NovoLog FlexPen was opened on 5/23/2025 with no expiration date. LPN/CN1 confirmed the pen was almost empty. LPN/CN1 further stated that all opened insulin should have the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0554 — isolated
  Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Self-Administration of Drugs, the facility failed to ensure two of 17 sampled residents (R) (R29 and R48) were assessed for medication self-administration before allowing unsecured medications to be kept at the bedside. This deficient practice had the potential to place R29 and R48 at risk of unauthorized use of medication, inaccurate medication dosing, and a diminished quality of life. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Self-Administration of Drugs reviewed 12/27/2024, indicated, Intent- It is the intent to promote safe medication practices for patients that choose to self-administer medication. Guideline- To permit patients to self-administer their drugs and medication unless such practice for the patient is deemed unsafe. Procedure- Should the patient wish to self-administer his or her own drugs or medications, the patient should be permitted to do so. Drugs and medication…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0585 — failed to handle grievances — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on resident and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Grievance/Concern Guidelines for Patients, the facility failed to document resident grievances and failed to provide a resolution for the grievance for one of 17 sample residents (R) (R6). This deficient practice had the potential to place R6 at risk of unresolved grievances. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Grievance/Concern Guidelines for Patients, dated 12/27/2024, revealed the intent of the facility was to assist, encourage, and educate the residents to file grievances or concerns and to assure the resident that after receiving a concern/grievance, the facility would actively seek a resolution and keep the resident apprised of their progress towards a resolution. The policy also stipulated that the Social Worker (SW) was responsible for entering the concern/grievance into the tracking system, with the investigation and appropriate action recorded. Review of R6's Face Sheet, found under…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0628 — isolated
  Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Bed Hold During Hospital Stays and Therapeutic Leaves, the facility failed to ensure one of four residents (R) (R8) reviewed for hospitalizations, or their Resident Representative (RR), received written notice that specified the duration of the bed hold policy. Specifically, the facility failed to include the current rate for the reserve bed payment in the event the resident did not return within seven days. This failure had the potential to place R8 at risk of denial of re-admission and loss of their room following hospitalization. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Bed Hold During Hospital Stays and Therapeutic Leaves, dated 12/27/2024 indicated, .the intent of this nursing center to offer all residents and/or his/her designee the choice of either paying the appropriate amount to hold the bed when the resident goes to the hospital .the Financial Controller, or the Administrator's designee, should prepare…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0677 — failed to help fully-dependent residents with daily care — isolated
  Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on resident, resident Power of Attorney (POA), and staff interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure three of three dependent residents (R) (R29, R8, and R64) from a sample of 17 residents received showers according to the schedule. This failure had the potential to place the residents at risk for diminished self-worth, self-esteem, feelings of embarrassment, and/or medical issues. Findings include: 1. Review of R29's Face Sheet, found under the Face Sheet tab of the electronic medical record (EMR), revealed R29 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Review of R29's Annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an assessment reference date (ARD) of 4/28/2025 indicated R29 needed substantial/maximal assistance with bathing. Further review revealed R29 scored 10 out of 15 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS), indicating moderately impaired cognition. Review of R29's ADL [Activities of Daily Living] Sheet, found under the ADL tab of the EMR, revealed…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0688 — failed to keep residents mobile / prevent decline — isolated
  Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, resident, resident Power of Attorney ([NAME]), and staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Restorative, the facility failed to ensure splint application was provided for one of one resident (R) (R64) sampled for Restorative Nursing from a sample of 17. This failure had the potential to place R64 at risk for increased contractures and decreased range of motion. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Restorative, provided by the facility dated 12/27/2024 stated, .This center promotes nursing interventions that assist the patient in his/her ability to adapt and adjust to living conditions .may be captured in a formalized restorative nursing care plan overseen by Nursing Supervisor(s) .The plan of care will be outlined in electronic medical record (EMR) and will be followed by staff trained in restorative care .Documentation of minutes of care provided will be documented in the EMR by staff providing restorative services. Review of R64's Face…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0755 — failed to provide safe pharmacy services — isolated
  Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observations, staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Medication Destruction: Collection Receptacle All Medications (Non-Controlled and Controlled), the facility failed to ensure discontinued medications were stored in a manner to maintain control and accountability for five of 17 sampled residents (R) (R2, R8, R54, R59, and R273). This failure had the potential to increase the risk for drug diversion or misappropriation of medications. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Medication Destruction: Collection Receptacle All Medications (Non-Controlled and Controlled), provided by the facility and dated [DATE] indicated, .When medications (non-controlled and controlled substance medications) are expired, discontinued from use, or the patient for whom they were ordered is no longer a patient, the drugs should be promptly removed from the active stock and inventoried by two licensed nurses (either Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-06-26 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — isolated
  Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled Documentation in the Medical Record, the facility failed to maintain an accurate medical record for one of 17 sampled residents (R) (R29). Specifically, the facility failed to ensure the staff member delivering care was also the staff member who documented the care related to Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and showers. Finding include Review of the facility's policy titled Documentation in the Medical Record, dated 12/27/2024, indicated, . Pertinent observations, medications, services performed, etc., should be recorded in the patient's medical record. Review of R29's Face Sheet, found under the Face Sheet tab of the electronic medical record (EMR), revealed R29 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, unspecified. Review of R29's Annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) with an assessment reference date (ARD) of 4/28/2025 indicated R29 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 10…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-01-28 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observations and staff interviews the facility failed to remove ice build-up from cases of food items in the stand-up freezer to prevent contamination. This deficient practice had the potential to affect 51 of 53 residents receiving an oral diet. Findings include: Observation on 1/27/2024 at 8:30 am of the two-door stand-up freezer located by the back exterior entrance of the kitchen revealed ice build-up on three cases of food products with extension to the top of a case of a nutritional supplement. Observation on 1/28/2024 at 9:15 am of the two-door stand-up freezer near the back exterior entrance revealed the ice on the three cases of food product remained. During an interview on 1/28/2024 at 9:15 am the Dining and Nutritional Services Manager (DNSM) confirmed that there was ice build-up on the cases of food products in the stand-up freezer. The DNSM confirmed that the ice had covered part of the top lid of the case of nutritional supplement. The DNSM revealed that she had not seen ice build-up occur in the freezer before and she expected the Dietary Staff to have…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2024-01-28 · tag F0881 — failed to use antibiotics responsibly — widespread
  Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on staff interviews, record review, and review of the facility policy titled Antibiotic Stewardship, the facility failed to identify trends in antibiotic use, maintain documentation for clinical indication of use for antibiotics, implement systematic protocols to monitor, decrease use, and measure the effectiveness of antibiotics, and failed to create an action plan to lower the use of antibiotics that did not meet criteria for one of 28 sampled residents (R) (R28). Findings include: A review of the policy titled Antibiotic Stewardship reviewed 12/20/2022, indicated the main components of the facility's antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) include: Formulary restriction. Prospective audit and feedback by pharmacy and feedback to physicians. Staff and physician education. Parenteral to oral conversion protocol. Dose optimization/automatic dose adjustment. Streamlining/de-escalation of therapy. Indication clarification required in patient record. Infectious disease consults when necessary. Reporting on…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to ETHICA HEALTH — 50 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 18 rows in the source record cover these 14 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

3 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

This home reported $1.2M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 21% of its total expenses. Money routed to affiliated companies can leave a home’s own books looking lean while owners still profit; it is the mechanism regulators watch most closely in private-equity and REIT deals. A reported operating loss is common in this industry and is not by itself a sign of trouble — but paired with large related-party payments it can mean profit is being taken elsewhere in the ownership structure.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2024. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2024). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in GA