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2255 Frederica Road, Saint Simons Island, GA 31522 (opens Google Maps) · Glynn County · (912) 638-9988· 125 certified beds · avg 57 residents/day · certified since May 1, 1995 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: ETHICA HEALTH (50 facilities, chain avg rating 3.6★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
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 quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 10 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint F-0584
The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. F-0656
The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. F-0658
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · from a complaint · F-0584 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. · F-0658 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0812 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · F-0812 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Feb 5, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. · F-0690 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | D |
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.
How to file a complaint about care →
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What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Georgia avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.05 | 3.54 | 3.95 | top 16% in Georgia; top 37% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.69 | top 5% in Georgia; top 21% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.40 | 3.09 | 3.50 | top 21% in Georgia; top 48% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.48 | top 25% in Georgia; top 47% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 41.4 | 46.0 | 45.8 | top 36% in Georgia; top 40% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 33.3 | 44.5 | 42.9 | top 30% in Georgia; top 33% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — 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 3.45, RN 0.77, weekend 2.90.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.45 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 3/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Other
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Systems INC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/31/2009 |
| Health Scholarships INC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Cable, Paul | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Cable, Paul | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Clinical Services INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Clinical Services INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Community Ancillary Services INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Community Health Systems INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/19/2026 |
| Community Primary Care of Georgia LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Crisp, Jacqueline | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Crisp, Jacqueline | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/07/2026 |
| Dennis, Kathryn | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Dennis, Kathryn | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Hodges, Kimberly | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Lyons, Chele | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Moody, Teresa | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Moody, Teresa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Nichols, Joseph | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Nichols, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
| Patel, Maulikkumar | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2025 |
Showing 20 of 29 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 9 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Ethica Health — 50 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 49 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh's Edge | 3.8 mi | Saint Simons Island, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Senior Care Center - Brunswick | 5.9 mi | Brunswick, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | SFF |
| Gracemore Nursing and Rehab | 6.5 mi | Brunswick, GA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Sears Manor Nursing Home | 6.6 mi | Brunswick, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115582.
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