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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.
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.
Camellia Health & Rehabilitation is a 70-bed nonprofit nursing home in Claxton, Georgia, serving Evans County and the surrounding area. It has been operating since November 1976 — placing it among the longest-running skilled nursing facilities in the state at #39 out of 670. The facility offers long-term nursing care, memory care, and respite services under the administration of Tiffany Brook Hooks of Ethica Health.
CMS rates Camellia Health & Rehabilitation at 4 stars overall, with a Health Inspection score of 49% above the Georgia average and a Staffing score of 33% above it. Total nursing hours run 3 hours 56 minutes per resident per day, compared to Georgia’s average of 3 hours and 37 minutes. Weekend registered nurse coverage stands out at 34 minutes per resident per day — 70% above the state average, a meaningful indicator of sustained clinical presence on weekends.
The facility ranks 47th out of 190 Georgia nursing homes on adjusted nursing hours. Over the 8-year inspection window since 2017, the facility recorded 45 deficiencies — about 5.6 per year versus the Georgia average of 4.9. No critical or serious citations were issued in the last five years, compared to state averages of 0.7 and 0.5, respectively.
The August 2019 Federal Monitoring survey was the heaviest, citing six deficiencies across privacy, dental services, ADL care, food safety, and hand hygiene. The March 2023 standard health survey found the facility in full compliance. The most significant complaint in the record — substantiated in March 2025 — involved a failure to notify a resident’s family of a significant change in condition; a follow-up desk review in May confirmed correction. A May 2025 Life Safety survey found seven building-related issues, all of which were resolved by the June 2025 review, and no fines or enforcement actions appear in the available reports.
On-site therapy services include physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapy. The facility accepts Medicare and private pay, with an average length of stay of 135 days — consistent with a short-to-mid-term rehabilitation and long-term care mix. Secured living and memory care programming make the community a practical option for residents with cognitive decline. The occupancy rate is at 79%, in line with the statewide average of 78.1%.
Families who are evaluating Camellia Health & Rehabilitation should ask directly about the actions taken following the March 2025 complaint before making a placement decision.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 47th out of 190 homes in Georgia for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 37m per day | ▲ 28% State avg: 29m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 44m per day | ▼ 21% State avg: 56m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 22m per day | ▲ 10% State avg: 2h 9m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 3h 20m per day | ▲ 8% State avg: 3h 6m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 5m per day | ▲ 67% State avg: 3m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 34m per day | ▲ 70% State avg: 20m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Similar to the Georgia average: 78.1%Camellia Health & Rehabilitation is administrated by Tiffany Brook Hooks.
In Georgia, the Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility Regulation Division conducts unannounced inspections to ensure facilities adhere to state health and safety requirements.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, 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.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | GA Average | vs. GA Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 55 | 21 | This facility has 162% more total deficiencies than a typical Georgia nursing home (55 vs. GA avg 21).↑ 162% worse |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2017.
| 6.1 | 2.3 | This facility has 165% more deficiencies per year than a typical Georgia nursing home (6.1 vs. GA avg 2.3).↑ 165% worse |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Georgia average 3.4
Last Health inspection on Apr 2025
Georgia average 16.6
Georgia average 4.68
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
4 of 7 citations resulted from standard inspections; 2 of 7 resulted from complaint investigations; and 1 of 7 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.7
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.5
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
16% more staff per resident than Georgia average
0% compared with Georgia average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
11 total: 10 full-time employees and 1 contractor.
11
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.2 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
15 total: 9 full-time employees and 6 contractors.
15
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.2 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
26 total: 20 full-time employees and 6 contractors.
26
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.7 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
644 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 20 | 6 | 26 | 6,542 | 92 | 100% | 8.7 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3,741 | 92 | 100% | 8.6 |
| Registered Nurse | 10 | 1 | 11 | 3,145 | 92 | 100% | 8.2 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2,791 | 92 | 100% | 9.2 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1,341 | 30 | 33% | 7.9 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 553 | 65 | 71% | 8.5 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 503 | 66 | 72% | 7.6 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 493 | 64 | 70% | 7.7 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 54 | 59% | 7.5 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 2 | 0 | 2 | 362 | 58 | 63% | 6.2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 318 | 61 | 66% | 5.2 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 18 | 20% | 8.6 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 35 | 38% | 3.7 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 20% | 2.3 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 22% | 1.6 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 8% | 4.5 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3% | 1.3 |
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 (Data as of Jan 2026)
85% lower than Georgia averageGeorgia average: $40K
51% fewer fines than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.1
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.3
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
5.8
43% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 10.3
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
8.8
50% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 17.4
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
7.9%
53% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.8%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
7.9%
59% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.4%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
10.5%
35% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.1%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
4.3%
34% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 3.2%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
3.3%
49% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.3%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
4.8%
93% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.5%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
5.9%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.0%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
4.8%
46% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 8.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
19.7%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
100.0%
9% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 91.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
100.0%
5% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 95.0%
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
92.0%
14% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 80.6%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.2%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
65.9%
16% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 78.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
19.8%
18% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 24.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
25.4%
108% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 12.2%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
39.1%
27% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
41.8%
17% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
25% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
75% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
54Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Camellia Health & Rehabilitation based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #153 / 185Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 153rd out of 185 homes in Georgia for payroll. 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.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
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GA AVG
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Facility
70
GA AVG
88
Rank
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56
Facility
56
GA AVG
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Rank
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GA AVG
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Facility
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GA AVG
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Rank
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Camellia Health & Rehabilitation has a walk score of 56. Moderately walkable. Some errands can be accomplished on foot, with a mix of nearby amenities.
Camellia Health & Rehabilitation's occupancy is 79%.
The team at Camellia Health & Rehabilitation can be reached at [email protected].
Tiffany Brook Hooks is the administrator of Camellia Health & Rehabilitation.
Camellia Health & Rehabilitation has 70 beds.
Camellia Health & Rehabilitation is located at 700 EAST LONG STREET.
(912) 739-2245 will put you in contact with the team at Camellia Health & Rehabilitation.
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