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The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and 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.
The Overall CMS Rating is scored from 1 to 5 stars and 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.
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 38th out of 190 homes in Georgia. 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 |
|---|---|---|
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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.
| 52m per day | ▲ 79% 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.
| 23m per day | ▼ 59% 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 25m per day | ▲ 12% 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 18m per day | ▲ 6% 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.
| 1m 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 |
Lower than the Georgia average: 78.1%Waycross Health and Rehabilitation is administrated by Michael Stewart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 19 | 21 | This facility has 10% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Georgia nursing home (19 vs. GA avg 21).↓ 10% better |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2017.
| 2.1 | 2.3 | This facility has 9% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Georgia nursing home (2.1 vs. GA avg 2.3).↓ 9% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
The most recent inspection on June 5, 2025, found no deficiencies after a revisit survey confirmed correction of prior issues. Earlier inspections showed some deficiencies related mainly to infection control during wound care, medication management, and fire safety, including dust on sprinkler heads and issues with emergency lighting and fire alarm testing. Complaint investigations mostly resulted in unsubstantiated findings, with a few substantiated complaints that did not lead to cited deficiencies. No fines, immediate jeopardy findings, or license actions were listed in the available reports. The facility appears to have addressed previous deficiencies effectively, as recent surveys show improvement and correction of earlier issues.
Read the full inspection reports for this facility, including detailed findings and corrective actions.
Show Inspection ReportsGeorgia average 3.4
Last Health inspection on Mar 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.
All 8 citations resulted from standard inspections.
100% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 0.7
100% worse 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.
8% worse 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.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.9 hoursNo contractors work on this role.
Assists with medical care and medications.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.7 hoursNo contractors work on this role.
Helps with daily care and mobility.
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.8 hoursNo contractors work on this role.
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
57 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 35 | 0 | 35 | 9,516 | 92 | 100% | 8.8 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3,491 | 92 | 100% | 10.4 |
| Registered Nurse | 11 | 0 | 11 | 3,079 | 92 | 100% | 8.9 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2,159 | 92 | 100% | 8.7 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,375 | 86 | 93% | 6.6 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 512 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Dietitian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 498 | 66 | 72% | 7.5 |
| Mental Health Service Worker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 283 | 36 | 39% | 7.9 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 54 | 59% | 3.8 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 11% | 3.4 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 13% | 1.4 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10% | 1.6 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10% | 1.7 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12% | 1.2 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2% | 1.4 |
| Medical Director | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3% | 1 |
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.
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.
16.5
61% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 10.3
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
26.9
55% worse 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
21.0%
25% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.8%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
46.4%
139% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.4%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
13.4%
17% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 16.1%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
2.1%
34% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 3.2%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
7.1%
13% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 6.3%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
1.8%
30% better 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
3.0%
66% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 8.7%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
19.3%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 19.1%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
99.2%
8% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 91.5%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
98.4%
In line with Georgia averageGeorgia average: 95.0%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
3.69
69% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 2.18
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
3.32
69% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 1.97
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
96.0%
19% 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
88.6%
13% better than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 78.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
27.7%
14% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 24.2%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
16.4%
34% 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.
38.5%
28% worse than Georgia averageGeorgia average: 53.7%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
19% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
81% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
69Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
State-approved Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program on-site
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 Waycross Health and 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 #133 / 185Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 133rd out of 185 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.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.
1.1 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Waycross's city center to Waycross Health and Rehabilitation's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Waycross Health and Rehabilitation has a walk score of 24. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation's occupancy is 73%.
The team at Waycross Health and Rehabilitation can be reached at [email protected].
Michael Stewart is the administrator of Waycross Health and Rehabilitation.
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation has 92 beds.
Waycross Health and Rehabilitation is located at 1910 DOROTHY STREET.
(912) 285-4721 will put you in contact with the team at Waycross Health and Rehabilitation.
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