Pruitthealth – Sylvester
Nursing Home & Hospice Care · Sylvester, GA
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Pruitthealth – Sylvester

Nursing Home & Hospice Care · Sylvester, GA
CMS overall rating Info CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
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Pruitthealth – Sylvester accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Inspection History

In Georgia, the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division conducts unannounced inspections to ensure facilities adhere to state health and safety requirements.

Since 2017 · 9 years of data 43 deficiencies

Inspection Scorecard Info This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Georgia state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.

Since 2017 vs. Georgia state average
Overall vs. GA average 2 Worse Metrics worse than Georgia average:
• Total deficiencies (105% above)
• Deficiencies per year (109% above)
0 Better No metrics in this bucket.
Latest Inspection June 24, 2025 Plan Of Correction

Deficiencies Info Deficiencies are formal regulatory issues recorded during state inspections.

This Facility GA Average vs. GA Avg
Total deficiencies Info Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types. 43 21 This facility has 105% more total deficiencies than a typical Georgia assisted living residence (43 vs. GA avg 21).↑ 105% worse
Deficiencies per year Info Average deficiencies per year since 2017. 4.8 2.3 This facility has 109% more deficiencies per year than a typical Georgia assisted living residence (4.8 vs. GA avg 2.3).↑ 109% worse

Inspection Reports Summary Info An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.

  • The June 24, 2025 re-inspection found all deficiencies from the June 2, 2025 survey corrected, with one substantiated complaint but no deficiencies cited.
  • The April 22-25, 2025 survey cited four deficiencies including infection control lapses, call light inaccessibility, bathing assistance failures, and failure to check gastric residuals before enteral feeding.
  • The April 28, 2025 Life Safety Code survey found seven deficiencies including corridor obstructions, sprinkler system issues, and inadequate emergency preparedness training, with some corrected during the survey.

Health Inspection History

Inspections since 2025
Total health inspections 1

State average N/A


Last Health inspection on Apr 2025

Total health citations
4 Rank #14 / 203Health citations — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 14th out of 203 homes in Georgia. Shows this facility's total health deficiency citations benchmarked to the Georgia State average, with a ranking across all 203 GA facilities. Lower citation counts earn a better rank.Rankings are based only on facilities in Georgia that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.

State average N/A

Citations per inspection
4 Rank #78 / 203Citations per inspection — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 78th out of 203 homes in Georgia. Shows average deficiency citations per CMS inspection for this facility versus the Georgia mean across 203 facilities with citation data. Lower is better.Rankings are based only on facilities in Georgia that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.

State average N/A


Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.

All 4 citations resulted from standard inspections.

Breakdown of citation severity (last 1 year)
Critical health citations
0
In line with State average

State average: N/A


Serious health citations
0
In line with State average

State average: N/A

0 critical citations State average: N/A

0 serious citations State average: N/A

4 moderate citations State average: N/A

0 minor citations State average: N/A
Citations history (last 1 year)
Infection Control moderate citation Apr 25, 2025
Corrected

Quality of Care moderate citation Apr 25, 2025
Corrected

Quality of Care moderate citation Apr 25, 2025
Corrected

Resident Rights moderate citation Apr 25, 2025
Corrected

Staffing Data

Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.

Total staff 112
Employees 90
Contractors 22
Staff to resident ratio 1.07 : 1
0% compared with State average

State average ratio: 0 : 0

Avg staff/day 50
Average shift 8.4 hours
0% compared with State average

State average: 0 hours

Total staff hours (quarter) 38,479

Nursing staff breakdown

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Registered Nurse

Manages medical care and health needs.

RN Staff Info All 12 RN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role. 12
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 9.8 hours
Licensed Practical Nurse

Assists with medical care and medications.

LPN Staff Info All 19 LPN Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role. 19
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 10 hours
Certified Nursing Assistant

Helps with daily care and mobility.

CNA Staff Info All 46 CNA Staff are full-time employees. No contractors work on this role. 46
Average shift length Info Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day. 8.2 hours

Contractor staffing

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.

Total hours from contractors

4.6%

1,776 contractor hours this quarter

Physical Therapy Aide: 6 Speech Language Pathologist: 5 Respiratory Therapy Technician: 4 Qualified Social Worker: 4 Physical Therapy Assistant: 3

Staff by category

Q4 2025 · Oct 1 – Dec 31 More info This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Certified Nursing Assistant 46 0 46 20,369 92 100% 8.2
Licensed Practical Nurse 19 0 19 8,374 92 100% 10
Registered Nurse 12 0 12 2,936 92 100% 9.8
Clinical Nurse Specialist 4 0 4 1,964 69 75% 8.1
Nurse Practitioner 3 0 3 909 65 71% 8
Speech Language Pathologist 0 5 5 759 74 80% 5.5
Dietitian 1 0 1 594 67 73% 8.9
Physical Therapy Aide 0 6 6 524 65 71% 5.4
Occupational Therapy Aide 2 0 2 517 64 70% 7.9
Administrator 1 0 1 488 61 66% 8
Mental Health Service Worker 1 0 1 480 60 65% 8
Qualified Social Worker 0 4 4 192 41 45% 4.1
Respiratory Therapy Technician 0 4 4 179 62 67% 2.6
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 3 3 122 23 25% 4.7
Occupational Therapy Assistant 1 0 1 74 9 10% 8.2
46 Certified Nursing Assistant
% of Days 100%
19 Licensed Practical Nurse
% of Days 100%
12 Registered Nurse
% of Days 100%
4 Clinical Nurse Specialist
% of Days 75%
3 Nurse Practitioner
% of Days 71%
5 Speech Language Pathologist
% of Days 80%
1 Dietitian
% of Days 73%
6 Physical Therapy Aide
% of Days 71%
2 Occupational Therapy Aide
% of Days 70%
1 Administrator
% of Days 66%
1 Mental Health Service Worker
% of Days 65%
4 Qualified Social Worker
% of Days 45%
4 Respiratory Therapy Technician
% of Days 67%
3 Physical Therapy Assistant
% of Days 25%
1 Occupational Therapy Assistant
% of Days 10%

Penalties and fines

Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.

Source: CMS Penalties Database

No penalties in the past 3 years

No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.

Quality of care over time

These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.

High-risk clinical events score Info A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline. 5.0
51% better than State average

State average: 10.3

Functional decline score Info A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence. 8.2
53% better than State average

State average: 17.4

Long-stay resident measures
Significantly above average State avg: 3.1 Info CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Need for Help with Daily Activities Increased Info Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 5.6%
67% better than State average

State average: 16.8%

Walking Ability Worsened Info Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 7.1%
63% better than State average

State average: 19.4%

Low Risk Residents with Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Info Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 11.8%
27% better than State average

State average: 16.1%

Falls with Major Injury Info Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 4.4%
38% worse than State average

State average: 3.2%

High Risk Residents with Pressure Ulcers Info Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers 6.2%
In line with State average

State average: 6.3%

Urinary Tract Infection Info Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 1.0%
58% better than State average

State average: 2.5%

Lost Too Much Weight Info Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 1.8%
71% better than State average

State average: 6.0%

Depressive Symptoms Info Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
100% better than State average

State average: 8.7%

Antipsychotic Use Info Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 4.0%
79% better than State average

State average: 19.1%

Pneumococcal Vaccine Info Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4%
8% better than State average

State average: 91.5%

Influenza Vaccine Info Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.0%
In line with State average

State average: 95.0%

Short-stay resident measures
Below average State avg: 2.2 Info CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Pneumococcal Vaccine Info Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 94.6%
17% better than State average

State average: 80.6%

Antipsychotic medication increase Info Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0%
100% better than State average

State average: 2.2%

Influenza Vaccine Info Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 90.0%
15% better than State average

State average: 78.2%

Re-hospitalized after SNF stay Info Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission. 27.1%
12% worse than State average

State average: 24.2%

Emergency department visits Info Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit. 20.1%
65% worse than State average

State average: 12.2%

Falls with major injury Info Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay. 0.0%
100% better than State average

State average: 0.8%

Ability to care for self at discharge Info Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge. 54.2%
In line with State average

State average: 53.7%

Successful return to home or community Info Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility. 44.1%
13% worse than State average

State average: 50.6%

Breakdown by payment type

Medicare

20% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.

Typical stay 1 - 2 months

Private pay

63% of new residents, often for short stays.

Typical stay 2 - 3 months

Medicaid

17% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.

Typical stay 3 - 4 years

Facility Characteristics

Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)

Total residents 105
Medicare
4
3.8% of residents
Medicaid
95
90.5% of residents
Private pay or other
6
5.7% of residents
Programs & Services
Residents Group

Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities

Active Resident Council

Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.

Finances and operations

Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 06/2024.

For-profit
Corporation
Net patient revenue Info Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
$11.5M
Net patient income Info Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
$823.1K
For-profit Corporation
Net patient revenue Info Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
$11.5M Rank #98 / 197Revenue — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 98th out of 197 homes in Georgia. Shows this facility's annual revenue compared to the Georgia average. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %.Rankings are based only on facilities in Georgia that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Net patient income Info Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
$823.1K
Other income Info Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
$187.8K
Payroll costs Info Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs. Rank #103 / 197Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 103rd out of 197 homes in Georgia. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Georgia average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Rankings are based only on facilities in Georgia that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
$5.3M 45.8% of net patient revenue Info Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay. Rank #113 / 197Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 113th out of 197 homes in Georgia. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the Georgia average. Well-run Georgia facilities typically land around 50–62% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Rankings are based only on facilities in Georgia that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Other operating costs Info Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
$5.4M
Total costs Info The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
$10.6M

Who this home usually serves

TYPE OF STAY

Primarily short stays

Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.

Most new residents arrive under private pay (63% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 2 - 3 months.

Admissions
156 total

Coverage residents most often arrive under.

Medicare 20%
Private pay 63%
Medicaid 17%
Discharges
185 total

Coverage residents most often leave under.

Medicare 15%
Private pay 57%
Medicaid 29%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pruitthealth – Sylvester

Is Pruitthealth – Sylvester in a walkable area?

Pruitthealth – Sylvester has a walk score of 61. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.

What is the occupancy rate at Pruitthealth – Sylvester?

Pruitthealth – Sylvester's occupancy is 92%.

What is the best email address for Pruitthealth – Sylvester?

The team at Pruitthealth – Sylvester can be reached at lfennell@pruitthealth.com.

Does Pruitthealth – Sylvester operate as a for-profit or non-profit?

Pruitthealth – Sylvester is registered as a for-profit in GA.

Who is the administrator of Pruitthealth – Sylvester?

Kweilin Belitsos is the administrator of Pruitthealth – Sylvester.

How many beds does Pruitthealth – Sylvester have?

Pruitthealth – Sylvester has 117 beds.

What is the address of Pruitthealth – Sylvester?

Pruitthealth – Sylvester is located at 104 Monk Street, Sylvester, GA 31791.

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