Bryant Health and Rehabilitation Center
134 S 6th Street, Cochran, GA 31014 · Bleckley County · 75 certified beds · avg 67 residents/day · certified since Aug 1, 1989
Part of chain: BEACON HEALTH MANAGEMENT (11 facilities, chain avg rating 1.5★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
All citations in the current public record (5)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jan 11, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · from a complaint |
| Mar 26, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (1 → 1).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | E |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Georgia avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.80 | 3.54 | 3.95 | bottom 10% in Georgia; bottom 8% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.27 | 0.50 | 0.69 | bottom 17% in Georgia; bottom 7% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.71 | 3.09 | 3.50 | bottom 30% in Georgia; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.48 | bottom 8% in Georgia; bottom 4% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 46.0 | 45.8 | bottom 37% in Georgia; bottom 38% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 44.5 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 2.63, RN 0.25, weekend 2.55. Staffing rating: 1/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWW Healthcare, LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 06/01/2017 |
| Askew, Samesshia | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2017 |
| Beacon Health Management LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2017 |
| Wertheim, Bruce | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2017 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "What is your current medication error rate, and what have you changed to bring errors down?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinewood Healthcare Center | 10.6 mi | Hawkinsville, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Eastman Trails of Journey LLC | 16.1 mi | Eastman, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Heart of Georgia Nursing Home | 17.7 mi | Eastman, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Jeffersonville Care Center LLC | 19.6 mi | Jeffersonville, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115479.