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2403 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 (opens Google Maps) · Catoosa County · (706) 866-7700· 135 certified beds · avg 123 residents/day · certified since Nov 14, 1989 · 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: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (69 facilities, chain avg rating 4.0★)

4/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Sep 26, 2025
2
Serious findings on record
most recent Apr 25, 2024
$16,530
Fines, last 3 years
3.67
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)

What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)

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Health inspection rating: ★★★★☆4/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · 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.

Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Apr 25, 2024 · F-0686 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.

Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.

Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: May 17, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

▲ Actual harm, isolated · Apr 25, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint

The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.

Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.

Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.

Corrected: May 17, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)

Inspection findings in the public record

Showing the latest 3 of 12 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.

  1. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. F-0842

  2. D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

    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. F-0880

  3. G · Actual harm, isolated

    The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint F-0686

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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.

DateSeverityWhat the facility was cited for
Sep 26, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842
Sep 26, 2025D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe 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. · F-0880
Apr 25, 2024▲ G · Actual harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint · F-0686
Apr 25, 2024▲ G · Actual harm, isolatedThe facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689
Oct 14, 2022F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadThe facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · F-0726
Oct 14, 2022E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761
Oct 14, 2022E · Potential for more than minimal harm, patternThe facility did not have firmly secured handrails on both sides of its hallways. · F-0924
Oct 14, 2022D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · F-0550
Oct 14, 2022D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not allow residents to take their own medications when a clinical review showed they could do so safely. Residents have this right if their care team determines it's appropriate. · F-0554
Oct 14, 2022D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not let a resident return after a hospital stay or approved leave that lasted longer than the facility's bed-hold policy allowed. Residents generally have the right to come back to the next available bed. · F-0626
Oct 14, 2022D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility did not provide the care needed to maintain or improve residents' movement and flexibility — such as range-of-motion exercises — leading to avoidable decline. · F-0688
Oct 14, 2022D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedThe facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · F-0693

Inspection trend by year

Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).

Citations by recorded inspection yearPublished citation counts, not a quality score · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 8
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 2
2025
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

YearCitationsSerious (G–L)Worst severity that year
202280F
202422G ▲
202520D

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)

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2 fines totaling $16,530.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

DateTypeAmount / length
Apr 25, 2024Fine$8,018
Apr 25, 2024Fine$8,512

Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)

What these staffing numbers mean →

Nurse time, in contextAdjusted hours per resident per day · Source: CMS, 2026-08-01
This facilityGeorgia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.67
Georgia average: 3.54
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.83
Georgia average: 0.50
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 3.06
Georgia average: 3.09
U.S. average: 3.50

All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.

MeasureThis facilityGeorgia avgU.S. avgWhere it stands
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)3.673.543.95top 35% in Georgia; bottom 45% in the U.S.
Registered Nurse hours0.830.500.69top 9% in Georgia; top 25% in the U.S.
Weekend total nurse staffing3.063.093.50top 43% in Georgia; bottom 34% in the U.S.
Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted)0.630.350.48top 8% in Georgia; top 20% in the U.S.
Total nursing staff turnover (%)58.246.045.8bottom 18% in Georgia; bottom 19% in the U.S.
RN turnover (%)50.044.542.9bottom 42% in Georgia; bottom 39% 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 3.31, RN 0.74, weekend 2.76.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.31 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.

Quality measures: assessments & claims

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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5

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Who owns this facility

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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 →

For profit - Corporation

Owner / managerTypeRoleStakeSince
Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLCOrganizationIndirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE11/08/2024
Nhc/Delaware INCOrganizationDirect Ownership InterestNOT APPLICABLE09/01/1989
Anderson, ZacharyIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE06/14/2021
Anderson, ZacharyIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE06/03/2025
Bidwell, GregoryIndividualManaging Control - Governing BodyNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2000
Bidwell, GregoryIndividualCorporate OfficerNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2000
Bidwell, GregoryIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE07/01/2000
Blackrock INCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/20/2019
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE03/07/2023
Dodson, VickiIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE06/01/2019
Dodson, VickiIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE06/01/2019
Harnden, CelesteIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE11/01/2023
Harnden, CelesteIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE11/01/2023
Kidd, BrianIndividualOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2017
Kidd, BrianIndividualADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE01/01/2017
Morgan StanleyOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE11/08/2024
Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLCOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE11/08/2024
National Health CorporationOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE09/01/1989
National Healthcare CorporationOrganizationOperational/Managerial ControlNOT APPLICABLE09/01/1989
National Healthcare CorporationOrganizationADP of the SNFNOT APPLICABLE09/01/1989

Showing 20 of 27 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 7 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain National Healthcare Corporation — 69 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 68 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

Questions to ask on your visit

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  • "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
  • "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
  • "How do you keep residents' medical records accurate, complete, and secure?"
  • "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
  • "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
  • "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
  • "Are there secure handrails on both sides of every hallway, and how often are they checked?"
  • "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"

Also worth asking anywhere

  • "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
  • "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
  • "CMS reports 58% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
  • "The ownership record on file lists 27 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
  • "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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Center for Advanced Rehab at Parkside, the2.2 miRossville, GA★★★☆☆3/5
Life Care Center of East Ridge3.3 miChattanooga, TN★★★☆☆3/5
NHC Healthcare Rossville4.1 miRossville, GA★★☆☆☆1/5
NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga6.8 miChattanooga, TN★★★★☆3/5
Siskin Subacute West7.9 miChattanooga, TN★★★★★5/5
The Health Center at Standifer Place9.1 miChattanooga, TN★★★★☆4/5
Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center9.3 miChattanooga, TN★☆☆☆☆2/5
Life Care Center of Red Bank12.3 miChattanooga, TN★★☆☆☆2/5
Life Care Center of Collegedale12.4 miCollegedale, TN★★★★☆3/5
Life Care Center of Ooltewah13.5 miOoltewah, TN★★★★☆4/5
Life Care Center of Hixson14.3 miHixson, TN★☆☆☆☆1/5

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