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University Nursing & Rehab Center
180 Epps Bridge Road, Athens, GA 30606 (opens Google Maps) · Clarke County · (706) 549-5382· 122 certified beds · avg 94 residents/day · certified since Jan 1, 1990 · 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: CYPRESS SKILLED NURSING (5 facilities, chain avg rating 2.0★)
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected May 14, 2026
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.23
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5 · 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.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 23 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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
The 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
The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. F-0655
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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.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 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 |
| May 14, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The 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 |
| May 14, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not create and follow a basic care plan covering a new resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of admission. The first days are when a new resident is most vulnerable. · F-0655 |
| May 14, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0695 |
| May 14, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
| May 14, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not educate residents and staff about COVID-19 vaccination, offer the vaccine to those eligible after that education, or properly document everyone's vaccination status. · F-0887 |
| Apr 3, 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 3, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, including safe support for residents' daily living needs. · F-0584 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · F-0677 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a working program to monitor how antibiotics are used. Tracking antibiotic use helps make sure these drugs are given only when needed and remain effective. · from a complaint · F-0881 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · from a complaint · F-0623 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint · F-0760 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · F-0583 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge. Before a resident leaves, the facility must get them ready and make sure the move is safe and orderly. · from a complaint · F-0624 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · from a complaint · F-0625 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 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. · from a complaint · F-0656 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | When a resident had a planned discharge, the facility did not make sure the necessary information was communicated to the resident and to the doctors or facility taking over their care. · from a complaint · F-0661 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not help a resident get vision and hearing services — such as eye exams, glasses, hearing tests, or hearing aids. · F-0685 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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 · F-0695 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the social services residents need — such as counseling, help with adjustment, or connecting to outside resources — to achieve the best possible quality of life. · from a complaint · F-0745 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | 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. · F-0759 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide routine dental care and 24-hour emergency dental care for residents. · from a complaint · F-0790 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 6).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2023
All citations: 14
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2026
All citations: 6
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2026 | 6 | 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)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityGeorgia averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.23
Georgia average: 3.54
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.15
Georgia average: 0.50
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.91
Georgia average: 3.09
U.S. average: 3.50
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) | 3.23 | 3.54 | 3.95 | bottom 37% in Georgia; bottom 23% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.15 | 0.50 | 0.69 | bottom 2% in Georgia; bottom 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.91 | 3.09 | 3.50 | bottom 45% in Georgia; bottom 26% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.48 | bottom 13% in Georgia; bottom 6% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 74.1 | 46.0 | 45.8 | bottom 2% in Georgia; bottom 4% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 75.0 | 44.5 | 42.9 | bottom 10% in Georgia; bottom 9% 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 2.97, RN 0.14, weekend 2.67.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (2.97 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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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 / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bender, Sara | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/02/2025 |
| Bender, Sara | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/02/2025 |
| Cypress Skilled Nursing LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
| Cypress Skilled Nursing LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/20/2025 |
| Macatula, Maria | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/31/2017 |
| Macatula, Maria | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/31/2017 |
| Nordholm, Katherine | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/24/2014 |
| Nordholm, Katherine | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/24/2014 |
| Ovits, Isaac | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
| Ovits, Isaac | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
| Ovits, Isaac | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2014 |
| Patterson, Dianne | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/07/2018 |
| Patterson, Dianne | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/07/2018 |
| Patterson, Dianne | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/07/2018 |
| Pope, Dorothy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2003 |
| Pope, Dorothy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2003 |
| Pughsley, Sonia | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/05/2024 |
| Pughsley, Sonia | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/05/2024 |
| Reddick, Joane | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/11/2025 |
| Reddick, Joane | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/11/2025 |
Showing 20 of 26 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 6 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 Cypress Skilled Nursing — 5 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.
- Cedar Valley Nsg & Rehab Ctr — Cedartown, GA · overall 5/5
- Chestnut Ridge Nsg & Rehab Ctr — Cumming, GA · overall 1/5
- Haralson Nsg & Rehab Center — Bremen, GA · overall 1/5
- Social Circle Nsg & Rehab Ctr — Social Circle, GA · overall 2/5
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
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?"
- "If my family member is able to manage their own medications, would you allow it, and how is that decided?"
- "What does the care plan for a brand-new resident cover in the first 48 hours, and who writes it?"
- "How many residents here use oxygen or breathing equipment, and who checks that equipment each shift?"
- "What percentage of your residents and staff are vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, and how do you offer the vaccines?"
- "How do you handle COVID-19 vaccination for residents and staff, and what happens during an outbreak?"
- "Can we tour the resident rooms, bathrooms, and common areas today, including areas not on the usual tour route?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Georgia midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 74% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 26 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Village - Athens | 0.6 mi | Athens, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Athens Heritage | 2.0 mi | Athens, GA | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Grandview | 3.0 mi | Athens, GA | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Oaks - Athens Skilled Nursing, the | 3.4 mi | Athens, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| High Shoals Health and Rehabilitation | 7.7 mi | Bishop, GA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Quiet Oaks Health Care Center | 13.8 mi | Crawford, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Winder Center for Nursing and Healing | 16.3 mi | Winder, GA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Park Place Nursing Facility | 18.8 mi | Monroe, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Hill Haven Nursing Home | 19.2 mi | Commerce, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Northridge Health and Rehabilitation | 19.3 mi | Commerce, GA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 115467.