Nursing homes in Columbia County
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3 nursing homes in Columbia County, Georgia.
From CMS’s monthly release of Oct 28, 2026. The record lists 356 nursing homes in Georgia.
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What the words on these cards mean7
- 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.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Not published
- The source has no such field for this place. It isn’t a zero, and it isn’t a clean record. Source: How this site reads each source.
The list
- Nursing home Pavilion at Brandon Wilde Evans, Georgia 30809 2of 5CMS’s overall rating8health citations at the latest inspection cycle4.45nurse hours per resident per day Overall2 of 5Inspections2 of 5Staffing4 of 5Citations8Fines, 3 years0 14 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D).
- Nursing home Pruitthealth-Evans, LLC Evans, Georgia 30809 4of 5CMS’s overall rating1health citation at the latest inspection cycle3.54nurse hours per resident per day Overall4 of 5Inspections4 of 5Staffing2 of 5Citations1Fines, 3 years0 7 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D).
- Nursing home The Reserve at Appling of Journey LLC Appling, Georgia 30802 1of 5CMS’s overall rating9health citations at the latest inspection cycle2.98nurse hours per resident per day Overall1 of 5Inspections2 of 5Staffing1 of 5Citations9Fines, 3 years4 20 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2025. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D).
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CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
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