Forsyth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

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.

56.9% 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 54 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 44.1% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 34 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.17 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 16% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 9% 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 120 beds and averages 90.8 residents a day — about 76% occupied, or roughly 29 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 2.90 hrs/resident/day is below the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.30 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 2.00 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 2.43 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.09 on weekdays — 21% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 0.36 to 0.17 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 36% is about the same as the national median of 45%. 1 administrator has left in the past year.

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 more than at the previous inspection — worsening. 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.

25 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 15 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Fcited before2025-11-17 · 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 observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store, prepare and distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards of practice and in a manner to prevent possible contamination when the facility failed to keep dented cans separated from other cans, when the facility staff failed to ensure all food items were properly labeled and sealed, failed to ensure expired foods were discarded, when the facility staff failed to ensure fans in food areas were free from dirt and debris, and when staff stacked dishes while still wet. This had the potential to affect all residents who consumed food from the facility kitchen. The facility census was 93 residents.1. Review of the 2022 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code showed the following information:-Depending on the circumstances, rusted, and pitted or dented cans may present a serious potential hazard;-Damaged or incorrectly applied packaging may allow the entry of bacteria or other contaminants into the contained food;-If the integrity of the packaging has been compromised, contaminants…

  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 · Ecited before2025-11-17 · tag F0561 — failed to honor residents' choices — pattern
  Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
  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 interview, observation, and record review, the facility failed promote each resident's right to self-determination when the facility failed to provide services to maintain good grooming and personal hygiene in accordance with resident preferences for five residents (Resident #86, #77, #84, #82, and #64). The facility census was 93.Review showed the facility did not provide a policy related to showers. 1. Review of Resident #86's face sheet (a document that gives a resident's information at a quick glance) showed the following information:-admission date of 06/12/25;-Diagnoses included diabetes (a chronic condition in which the body cannot regulate blood sugar levels properly), chronic pain, high blood pressure, and chronic osteomyelitis (an autoimmune disease that causes bone inflammation). Review of the resident's admission Minimum Data Set (MDS - a federally mandated comprehensive assessment instrument completed by facility staff), dated 06/18/25, showed the following information:-Resident was…

  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 · Ecited before2025-11-17 · tag F0700 — pattern
  Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
  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, interview, and record review, the facility failed document identification and use of possible alternatives prior to use of side rails; failed to document assessing risk versus benefits of side rail use; failed to obtain informed consent for the use of side rails prior to installation; failed to care plan side rails; and failed to complete ongoing assessments to ensure the side rails are appropriate for use for eight residents (Resident #1, Resident #2, Resident #12, Resident #19, Resident #47, Resident #86, Resident #77, and Resident #100). The facility census was 93.Review of the facility's policy titled Bed Rails, dated December 2024, showed the following:-Prior to the installation of bed rails, attempts to provide the residents with alternative measures to meet their need for positions, mobility, or transfer ability while in bed will be made;-When alternatives are deemed ineffective or not adequate to meet the resident's needs, the resident will be assessed for the use of bed rails,…

  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 · Ecited before2025-11-17 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — pattern
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  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, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain a complete and effective infection prevention and control program when the facility failed to ensure staff were educated on enhanced barrier precautions (EBP - infection control interventions designed to reduce transmission of resistant organisms that employs targeted gown and glove use during high contact resident care activities); failed to ensure staff wore appropriate protective personal equipment (PPE) when providing catheter care for two residents (Resident #1 and #66) with a catheter (flexible tubing that is used to drain urine from the bladder) and when accessing a peripherally inserted venous catheter (PICC - a tube inserted into a large vein near the heart got long term IV access) for one resident (Resident #101); when the facility failed to ensure EBP was care planned for two residents (Resident #1 and #66) with a catheter and one resident (Resident #101) with a PICC; and when the facility failed to post clear signage…

  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
• Potential for harm · D2025-11-17 · tag F0582 — isolated
  Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide a Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN - form CMS-10055) or the Notice of Medicare Provider Non-Coverage (NOMNC - form CMS-10123) at the initiation, reduction, or termination of Medicare Part A benefits for two sampled residents (Resident #16 and Resident #107) who remained in the facility upon discharge from Medicare Part A services. The facility census was 93.Review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Survey and Certification memo (S&C -09-20), dated 01/09/09, showed the following information:-The Notice of Medicare Provider Non-Coverage (NOMNC - form CMS-10123) is issued when all covered Medicare services end for coverage reasons;-If the skilled nursing facility (SNF) believes on admission or during a resident's stay that Medicare will not pay for skilled nursing or specialized rehabilitative services and the provider believes that an otherwise covered item or service may be denied as not reasonable or necessary, the facility must inform the resident or his/her legal…

  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 · D2025-11-17 · tag F0658 — failed to meet professional standards of care — isolated
  Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to carry out and document a physician order timely for a discontinued medication and failed to implement monitoring of fluid intake for one resident (Resident #77). The facility census was 93. Review showed the facility did not provide a policy regarding physician orders.1. Review of Resident #77's face sheet (a document that gives a resident's information at a quick glance) showed the following information:-admission date of 10/08/24;-Diagnoses included diabetes (metabolic disorder characterized by high blood sugar levels), high blood pressure, and congestive heart failure (CHF-chronic condition where the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should).Review of the resident's quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS - a federally mandated assessment completed by facility staff), dated 04/18/25, showed the resident was cognitively intact.Review of the resident's care plan, dated 04/28/25, showed the following:-Resident had a self-care deficit and required one staff assistance with activities of daily living (ADL-basic tasks that…

  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 · Dcited before2025-11-17 · tag F0695 — failed to provide proper breathing / tracheostomy care — isolated
  Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff provided respiratory care per standards of practice when staff failed to have a process in place to ensure routine cleaning of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP - a mask that uses air pressure to keep the airway open during sleep) device, failed to obtain orders for the use of the CPAP, and failed to include the use of a CPAP on the care plan for one resident (Resident #100). The facility census was 93.1. Review of Resident #100's face showed the following information:-admission date of 08/14/25;-Diagnoses included fracture of the humerus (upper arm bone) on right arm and anemia (deficiency of red blood cells).Review of the resident's discharge instructions from the hospital, dated 08/14/25, showed the resident used a CPAP at bedtime.Observation and interview on 08/26/25, at 2:51 P.M., showed a CPAP sitting on the resident's bedside table. The resident reported he/she was unable to use the CPAP without assistance due to a broken arm, but staff were putting it on him/her.During an…

  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 · D2024-12-16 · 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

  Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to support each resident's right to self-administer medication when the facility did not explore one resident's (Resident #1) ability to self-administer medications and creams the resident had in his/her room. The facility's census was 71. Review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Storage in the Facility, dated April 2017, showed the following: -Bedside medication storage is permitted for residents who wish to self-administer medications, upon the written order of the prescriber and once self-administration skills have been assessed and deemed appropriate per facility policy; -A written order for the bedside storage of medications to be present in the resident's medical record; -Bedside storage of medications is indicated on the resident mediation administration record (MAR) and in the care plan for the appropriate medications; -For residents who self-administer medications, the following conditions are met for bedside storage to occur: the manner of storage prevents access by other residents. lockable…

  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 · Dcited before2024-12-16 · tag F0561 — failed to honor residents' choices — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility staff failed ensure each resident's right to self-determination was supported when facility staff failed to offer and provide showers as preferred for one resident (Resident #1). The facility census was 71. Review of the facility's policy titled, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), undated, showed the following: -This facility provides each resident with care, treatment, and services according to the resident's individualized care plan. -Based on the individual resident's comprehensive assessment, facility staff will ensure that each resident's abilities in activities of daily living do not diminish unless circumstances of the resident's clinical condition demonstrate that the decline was unavoidable, including: bathing, dressing, grooming, transferring, locomotion, ambulation, toileting, eating and communication. 1. Review of Resident #1's face sheet (resident's information at a quick glance) showed the following: -admission date of 04/20/23; -Diagnoses included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD - a common…

  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 · D2024-12-16 · tag F0684 — failed to provide proper treatment and quality of care — isolated
  Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed provide care per standards of practice to all residents when staff failed to to assess, identify, and provide appropriate treatment for a skin condition and failed to notify the physician of the change in condition for one resident (Resident #1) who developed a skin condition on the resident's face and head that required prescription shampoo and cream to treat. The facility census was 71 residents. Review of the facility's policy titled Wound Prevention, revised 8/2023, showed the following: -Conduct a comprehensive assessment upon move in to identify any existing wounds, skin conditions, or risk factors for wound development; -Perform routine skin assessments on all residents during regular monthly assessments; -Document and review the assessed information to establish appropriate wound prevention measures for each resident; -Promote good hygiene practices, including regular showering, and regular changing of soiled garments or incontinence products; -Ensure the use of mild, pH-balanced, fragrance-free soaps,…

  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

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to JAMES & JUDY LINCOLN — 56 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

1 organizational owner 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 $2.2M paid to related parties — landlords or management companies under common ownership — equal to about 33% 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 2023. 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, FY2023). 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 MO