NHC Healthcare Rossville
1425 McFarland Ave, Rossville, GA 30741 · Walker County · 112 certified beds · avg 97 residents/day · certified since Jun 9, 1969
Part of chain: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (69 facilities, chain avg rating 4.0★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
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.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide · Mar 8, 2024 · F-0609 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation.
Why it matters: When incidents aren't reported promptly, abusers may continue harming residents and outside authorities can't step in.
Severity (L): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation existed throughout the facility. The single most serious citation CMS can issue.
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide · Mar 8, 2024 · F-0610 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do.
Why it matters: When allegations aren't investigated, harm to residents can continue unchecked.
Severity (L): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation existed throughout the facility. The single most serious citation CMS can issue.
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide · Mar 8, 2024 · F-0835 · triggered by a complaint
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents.
Why it matters: Poor administration often shows up as understaffing, supply shortages, and care problems across the whole facility.
Severity (L): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation existed throughout the facility. The single most serious citation CMS can issue.
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, repeated · Mar 8, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (K): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation affected several residents. Among the most serious findings an inspection can produce.
Corrected: Mar 29, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Mar 8, 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): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Sep 17, 2023 (Past Non-Compliance)
All citations in the current public record (15)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, repeated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from misuse of their belongings or money — this is called misappropriation, and it includes theft or improper use of a resident's property or funds. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · from a complaint |
| Mar 8, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · from a complaint |
| Jan 19, 2023 | 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 19, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not maintain an effective pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, or other pests. |
| Jan 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| Jan 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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. |
| Jan 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The 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. |
Inspection trend by year
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | L ▲ |
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)
1 fine totaling $57,077.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | Fine | $57,077 |
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) | 3.37 | 3.54 | 3.95 | bottom 45% in Georgia; bottom 30% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.69 | top 18% in Georgia; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.92 | 3.09 | 3.50 | bottom 46% in Georgia; bottom 27% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.48 | top 34% in Georgia; bottom 44% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 57.5 | 46.0 | 45.8 | bottom 19% in Georgia; bottom 20% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 40.0 | 44.5 | 42.9 | top 39% in Georgia; top 46% in the U.S. |
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 3.10, RN 0.62, weekend 2.69. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/08/2024 |
| Nhc/Delaware INC | Organization | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Bidwell, Gregory | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Bidwell, Gregory | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Bidwell, Gregory | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Blackrock INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/20/2019 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/07/2023 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2019 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Harnden, Celeste | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2023 |
| Harnden, Celeste | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2023 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Morgan Stanley | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/08/2024 |
| National Health Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Nhc-Op LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Nhc-Op LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2002 |
| Salyers, Marinda | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2012 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "If someone reports suspected abuse or neglect here, what happens in the first 24 hours?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How do you care for residents with incontinence or catheters, and what do you do to prevent urinary tract infections?"
- "What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Advanced Rehab at Parkside, the | 2.4 mi | Rossville, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe | 3.1 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe | 4.1 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of East Ridge | 5.3 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Siskin Subacute West | 5.4 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga | 5.4 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Red Bank | 9.7 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| The Health Center at Standifer Place | 10.8 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Ascension Living Alexian Village Tennessee | 11.5 mi | Signal Mountain, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center | 11.6 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Hixson | 13.3 mi | Hixson, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Collegedale | 15.1 mi | Collegedale, TN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115104.