Pruitthealth Hospice-Swainsboro
A hospice in Swainsboro, Georgia 30401
667 S Main Street, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401. (478) 237-7798.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- 4of 5 family caregiver rating
- 10of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 11 hospices serving ZIP code 30401 had 2.
The last inspection on record was on Jun 4, 2025: a recertification inspection by the state.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Oct 29, 2024: complaint inspection by the state2 deficiencies
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Rights of the patient (42 CFR 418.52(c)(1))
The inspectors’ words, 355 words
“Based on record review, family and staff interview, and review of policy “;Patient Rights and Responsibilities for Hospice,” it was determined that the agency failed to protect and promote the patients right to receive effective pain management and symptom control for conditions related to their terminal illness for one patient (P) (P#1) of three sampled patients. Findings include: Review of the policy titled “;Patient Rights and Responsibilities for Hospice,” revised 12/4/2017 revealed that the patient has the right to receive effective pain management and symptom control for conditions related to their terminal illness. Review of the complaint and on-call logs revealed that the family member of P#1 called on 8/14/2024 at 8:25 pm to report that P#1s heart rate was extremely high. The on-call log revealed that the caregiver was unable to obtain a blood pressure reading and the pulse was elevated. The on-call log revealed that the on-call nurse triaged over the phone, stating to reposition the patient and administer pain medication. At 8:29 pm the on-call log revealed that P#1s pulse had returned to baseline and no further action was required. The agency failed to send a nurse to assess the patients’ symptoms or to provide pain management. The Skilled Nurse Visit Note dated 8/15/2024 revealed that P#1 was grimacing, heart rate was 81 beats per minute (A normal resting heart rate for adults ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute) and regular. Registered Nurse (RN) recommended to increase pain meds, the family member refused, and P#1 family member was educated on comfort care. During an interview on 10/29/2024 at 10:37 a.m., with family member of P#1, family member confirmed that agency did not send a nurse out for a visit when P#1 had a tachycardia episode until the next day. During an interview with the Assistant Administrator on 10/29/2024 at 11:15 a.m., it was confirmed that on 8/14/2024 at 8:25 p.m., that the on-call nurse triaged the call for P#1 over the phone and did not send a nurse to assess P#1 within one hour of the call. She confirmed that the next visit was completed on 8/15/2024 at 2:58 p.m.”
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Rights of the patient (42 CFR 418.52(c)(3))
The inspectors’ words, 389 words
“Based on record review, family member and staff interview, and review of policy “;Patient Rights and Responsibilities for Hospice,” it was determined the agency failed to protect and promote the patients right to refuse care or treatment for one patient (P) (P#1) of three sampled patients. Findings include: Review of the policy titled “;Patient Rights and Responsibilities for Hospice,” revised 12/4/2017 revealed that a patient has the right to accept or refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law, without severing your relationship with the hospice and to be informed of the medical consequences of this action. Review of laboratory results for P#1 dated 8/16/2024 revealed results of an elevated Troponin level (a protein found in the blood after the heart has experienced damage). Record review revealed that a document titled “;Refusal of Care: Against Medical Advice Form (AMA) was signed by the family member of P#1 on 8/20/2024. The AMA revealed that P#1s family member was refusing to go to the emergency room with P#1 after being advised by the Medical Director. During an interview with the family member of P#1 on 10/29/2024 at 10:37 a.m., confirmed that she was asked to sign an “;Against Medical Advice Form” (AMA) when she refused to take P#1 to the hospital after receiving the lab results for an elevated Troponin level. She stated that she initially refused to sign it because the agency had added untrue statements but once the statements were removed, she did comply and signed. She states that she did not understand why she was being asked to sign a Refusal of Care: Against Medical Advice Form (AMA). The family member stated that she consulted with the emergency department and was told since P#1 was already on hospice that the agency should just make her comfortable at home rather than have her go through the stress of a hospital admission. During an interview with the Assistant Administrator on 10/29/2024 at 11:15 a.m., it was confirmed that it was recommended by the agencys Medical Director that P#1 be sent to the hospital after receiving the elevated Troponin level (a protein found in the blood after the heart has experienced damage). The Assistant Administrator stated that when the family refused to take P#1 to the hospital for the elevated Troponin level, the agency asked her to sign a AMA form.”
All 2 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2025 | Recertification inspection by the state | No deficiencies cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Complaint inspection by the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Feb 16, 1999.
- Ownership: for-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency or CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3. on record in the last three years.
CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who does the caring?
- From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 11.4 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 7.1% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 95.3% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 48% at home, 11% in assisted living, 40% in a skilled nursing facility, 1% in a hospital.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 11.4 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 7.1% |
| Visits near death | 95.3% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- United Health Services of Georgia, Inc. owns 100% directly since Oct 31, 2003; Pruitthealth Inc. owns an unstated share directly since Jan 1, 2022.
- 7 owners or officers are people: Jennifer Webb (managing employee (on the payroll)); Philip W. Small (corporate director); Neil Little Pruitt (corporate officer); Neil Little Pruitt (corporate director); Neil Little Pruitt (other role (CMS gives no detail)); Nancy W Pruitt (corporate officer); Thomas R Beddingfield (corporate director).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Health Services Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 2, 2006 |
| Uhs-Pruitt Holdings, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 2, 2006 |
| United Health Services of Georgia, Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Neil L Pruitt Jr Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 35.2% | Jan 2, 2006 |
| Lisa P Hamby Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 28.84% | Jan 2, 2006 |
| J Paige Pruitt Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 26.13% | Jan 2, 2006 |
| Pruitthealth Inc. | Owns 5% or more directly | Jan 1, 2022 | |
| Pruitthealth Inc. | Other role (CMS gives no detail) | 0% | Feb 23, 2007 |
What do families say?
- Family caregivers rate it 4 of 5 in CMS’s survey (Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2025): 87% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 85% would definitely recommend it.
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 10 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 98.41% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 79.4% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5 | 4 of 5 |
| Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold | 10 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 11 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 30401, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pruitthealth Hospice-Swainsboro This hospice | 2 |
| Ogeechee Area Hospice, Inc. | 14 |
| Hospice Care Options Inc. | 0 |
| Community Hospice | 0 |
| Gentiva | 11 |
| Regency Southerncare | 18 |
| Georgia Hospice Care | 7 |
| Affinity Hospice | 1 |
| Affinis Hospice LLC | 0 |
| Georgia Hospice Care | 6 |
| Remarkable Hospice | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
- Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Provider Data (252m-zfp9).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR hospice inspection reports (Hospice Survey Reports - Oct 2021 through Sep 2026.xlsx).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice All Owners (e983965e-1603-4cb8-82b5-c40090e380d1).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Enrollments (25704213-e833-4b8b-9dbc-58dd17149209).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice ZIP Data (95rg-2usp).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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